An overnight trip from my home in Mamaroneck, NY into New Jersey to find and honor four Chasseur graves was relatively smooth and rewarding, even with a struggle to find Private Ackley’s rather worn stone. Out just after 8:00AM, the trip across the dreaded Cross Bronx Expressway and the George Washington Bridge was not badContinue reading “Finding 3 Chasseur officers and one private in New Jersey, and staying overnight on the shore.”
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A Photograph of Sgt. William H. Kisinger Brings Connections Back to Me
I recently received a text from Theresa Sullivan, who runs the Seneca County Museum, which included this photograph someone had brought her of Tiffin, Ohio native Sgt. William H. Kisinger. Theresa and her father met me at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Tiffin several years ago, and helped me to tour the cemetery, where several membersContinue reading “A Photograph of Sgt. William H. Kisinger Brings Connections Back to Me”
A trip to Kingston and Kerhonkson, NY to Honor Two Chasseurs
Took a day trip up to Kingston and Kerhonkson to find and plant flags at the graves of 2 members of the 65th NY Volunteers. Though Sergeant John D. Gillespie is listed as having deserted the regiment on March 30th, 1863, he evidently re-enlisted in the 143rd Ohio. And Private Dubois VanDemark, discharged for disabilityContinue reading “A trip to Kingston and Kerhonkson, NY to Honor Two Chasseurs”
Back In Virginia to Honor Ten Chasseur Graves at National Cemeteries
Having now located and visited 231 gravesites of 65th NY Infantry soldiers, my daughter Rachel and I have become adept at finding graves and honoring them with a flag placed there. This week we decided to find ten graves of 65th NY soldiers, who called themselves Chasseurs as they were also known as the 1stContinue reading “Back In Virginia to Honor Ten Chasseur Graves at National Cemeteries”
An Image Shared with Me of 1st Lt. John Berry, 65th NY
This is a photo shared with me by Scott Valentine of Military Images magazine after he purchased this CDV. Capt. Frederick Volk references Lt. John Berry, 1st Lieutenant of Co, F, 65th NY Volunteers, in his diary, so he is mentioned in No Flinching from Fire. Scott was kind enough to buy a copy ofContinue reading “An Image Shared with Me of 1st Lt. John Berry, 65th NY”
Following the 65th NY’s route towards Gettysburg on the 160th anniversary of their march
Crossing the little bridge over the C & O Canal at Edwards Ferry, I saw the lockhouse where I had considered staying the night. It was booked on June 27th, 2023, which was the only day I was interested in, as it was the exact 160th anniversary of the day that my great-great grandfather CorporalContinue reading “Following the 65th NY’s route towards Gettysburg on the 160th anniversary of their march”
Connecting with and Honoring Chausseurs at Arlington National Cemetery
Before our recent visit to Arlington, Rachel and I were lucky enough to get a private tour of the Blenheim House in Fairfax, Virginia, where many Union soldiers had marked their names or drawn grafitti art on the walls as they passed through. Private Joseph Welte, a member of the 65th NY Volunteers, was amongContinue reading “Connecting with and Honoring Chausseurs at Arlington National Cemetery”
The National Cemeteries of Baltimore and Washington D.C.
While most people are familiar with Arlington National Cemetery, our nation’s “Most Hallowed Ground,” and thousands of visitors tour the grounds on tour buses or on foot, the lovely grounds of the Soldiers’ and Airmen’s Home National Cemetery and the Loudon Park National Cemetery, in Washington D.C. and Baltimore, respectively, see few visitors. On aContinue reading “The National Cemeteries of Baltimore and Washington D.C.”
3 Days of Honoring Chasseurs from Rhode Island
Having found about twenty members of the 65th NY Volunteers from the Providence area, my daughter Rachel and I recently spent a few days in the area looking for their grave sites and placing flags there. Companies B, E, F, and H of the regiment were partially recruited in Rhode Island, and soldier correspondents “SergeantContinue reading “3 Days of Honoring Chasseurs from Rhode Island”
A Civil War Return Trip to Tiffin, Ohio, and a Trip Up to Michigan in Search of 65th NY Graves
It made sense for me to go to Gettysburg first. Having secured an opportunity to return to Tiffin, Ohio, the place where Company K of the 65th NY Volunteers was largely raised, and where several of the men of the regiment are buried, a way to break up the drive out to Ohio was needed.Continue reading “A Civil War Return Trip to Tiffin, Ohio, and a Trip Up to Michigan in Search of 65th NY Graves”
Following the 65th NY Volunteers 