Fallen Timbers Battlefield

September 8, 2014, 7:00 pm

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Ohio, Lucas County, Maumee
Fallen Timbers
Battlefield

Where, on August 20, 1794
General Wayne decisively
defeated the Indians and
British; thereby opening
much of the Northwest
to the whites.

(Native Americans • Wars, US Indian) Includes location, directions, 6 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Zum Güldenen Krönbacken

September 8, 2014, 7:25 pm

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Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt


Mittelalterliches Gebäude,
1534 und 1561
im Renaissance - Stil umgebaut

Im Innern gotische Architekur -
elemente erhalten;
Waidheimulerhaus (?) mit großen
Waidspeicher im Hof
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Medieval buildings,
1534 and 1561
Renaissance - style remodeled

Inside Gothic architectural elements
Waidheimulerhaus (?) with large
Waidspeicher in the yard

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[Haus] zum Schwarzen Horn / The Black Horn

September 8, 2014, 8:15 pm

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Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt

Fassade 1549 im Renaissance-Stil
errichtet
Druckerwerkstatt von
Wolfgang Schenck (seit 1499)
Mathis Maler (bis 1536)

Hier wurden Martin Luthers
Schriften und Adam Rieses
Rechenbücher gedruckt
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Facade built in 1549 in
Renaissance style
Print workshop of
Wolfgang Schenck (since 1499)
Mathis Maler (to 1536)

Here were printed Martin Luther's
writings and Adam Ries'
arithmetic books

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Adam Ries

September 8, 2014, 8:36 pm

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Germany, Thuringia, Erfurt


von 1518-1522/23 in Erfurt
sein ältestes rechenbuch
„Rechnung auff der linihen”
wurde hier 1518 gedruckt
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[lived] in Erfurt from 1518-1522/23.
His first book on arithmetics,
"Counting on Lines"
was printed here in 1518.

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Backlund / Lorentson Monument

September 8, 2014, 8:46 pm

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Minnesota, Kandiyohi County, near Atwater
Sven H. Backlund
Andreas Lorentson
Killed by Indians
Aug. 21, 1862

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First Printing Press In N.C.

September 8, 2014, 10:19 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

Est. 1749 by James Davis who published the first book and newspaper in colony. Shop was nearby.

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Christ Church

September 8, 2014, 10:26 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

Episcopal. Craven Parish created 1715. First church erected 1750, this one in 1875. Communion service, given by George II, 1752, still in use. One block S.

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Bayard v. Singleton

September 8, 2014, 10:33 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

American precedent for judicial review of legislation set nearby, 1787, by Samuel Ashe, Samuel Spencer, John Williams.

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George E. Badger

September 8, 2014, 10:44 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

Secretary of the Navy, 1841; United States Senator, 1846-55; judge of the superior court; staunch nationalist. Birthplace was 80yds S.

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Attmore-Oliver House

September 8, 2014, 10:54 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

Like many other North Carolinians, New Bern’s residents enjoyed close economic and family ties with the North and were reluctant to leave the Union. Once the war began, however, many North Carolinians passionately supported the Confederate cause: 125,000 bore arms for the Confederacy and 40,000 died. No other Southern state provided as many fighting men or suffered as many deaths.

The men who lived here in the Attmore-Oliver House, which Hannah Attmore Oliver inherited just before the war, joined other residents under the “Stars and Bars.” William Oliver, Hannah’s husband, served as a Confederate quartermaster. Her three brothers also enlisted in the Confederate army. The oldest, Sitgreaves, of the Washington Grays, was captured with his battery at the Battle of Fort Fisher in 1865, and died of chronic dysentery on May 22. Isaac Attmore, of the Beaufort Rifles, fought in many major battles, including Gettysburg, and was killed at Spotsylvania Court House on May 12, 1864. George, the youngest at 13 when the war began, served in Manly’s Battery at Gettysburg, Spotsylvania Court House, The Wilderness, Cold Harbor, and Petersburg. He was at Appomattox Court House when Gen. Robert E. Lee capitulated, but his company left for North Carolina without surrendering. Attmore was pardoned at Greensboro on May 9, 1865, and returned to New Bern.

The New Bern Historical Society’s Attmore-Oliver House Museum contains a collection of Civil War artifacts assembled by the local chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy. For many years, one of Hannah Oliver’s daughters, Mary Oliver, was chapter president.

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(lower left) Cavalryman; Artillery Officer; Infantryman
(upper right) Attmore-Oliver House Museum - Courtesy New Bern Historical Society

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Tryon Palace

September 8, 2014, 11:04 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

Historic Capitol and Governor's residence of N.C., 1770-1794. Burned 1798, and restored in 1952-1959. Open to the public. One block south.

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Heroes of Fort Wagner

September 8, 2014, 11:17 pm

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Massachusetts, Bristol County, New Bedford

During the Civil War many of the black man who enlisted at a recruiting office near this spot were mustered into Company C of the 54th Regiment Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry. Among these recruits was New Bedford’s Sergeant William H. Carney.

Previous to the formation of the colored troops, I had a strong inclination to prepare myself for the ministry; but when the country called for all persons, I could best serve my God by serving my country and my oppressed brothers.
Sergeant William H. Carney,
October 13, 1863

The 54th became famous for their role in the brave but doomed attack on Fort Wagner near Charleston, South Carolina, in 1863. When the Regiments standard-bearer fell, Carney took up the American flag and carried under fire to the Confederate parapet. Although wounded several times, he returned the color safely, handing them over with the words, “The old flag never touched the ground, boys.”

Company C also included Corporal James Henry Gooding, a former whaleman from New Bedford. His dispatches to the New Bedford Mercury gave local people news of the 54th Regiment and helped the recruitment effort. Gooding was captured in Florida at the battle of Olustee in February 1864 and died later that year in George’s infamous Andersonville Prison.

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(upper right) At Fort Wagner, South Carolina, Carney had ben wounded twice but advanced to the fort's parapet and planted the regiment's flag there. When the 54th retreated, Carney—"creeping on one knee," a witness said—carried the flag back to one of his regiment's officers.
Seargent William H. Carney with the Regiment's American flag

(lower right) Storming Fort Wagner, Lithograph by Kurtz and Allison, Courtesy Cruz Collection New Bedford Historical Society

(African Americans • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Buffalo Springs

September 9, 2014, 9:39 am

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Kentucky, Scott County, Stamping Ground
This bowl-shaped basin is one of the state's three major "stamping grounds." Formed when bison herds trampled the soil by the spring, the area was at the junction of several trails used by migrating herds. After the bison left, the spring served the area's human inhabitants who settled the town of Herndonsville (later Stamping Ground) in the early 1800s.

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Buffalo Springs - Local residents and industry used the spring. A tanyard operated in Stamping Ground as early as 1814, and ca. 1869 a whiskey distillery opened on the site. In late 1934 the new Buffalo Springs Distillery opened. Water works was developed in 1934. Later owners were Stagg Co. (1941) and Schenley Distillery (1951). It closed, 1968. Presented by Stamping Ground Woman's Club.

(Industry & Commerce • Settlements & Settlers) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Commodore John Barry (1745 - 1803)

September 9, 2014, 10:51 am

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Pennsylvania, Philadelphia County, Philadelphia
Following the creation of the US Navy in 1794 under President Washington, Barry was appointed first commissioned officer and secretary. He oversaw construction of the nation's first fleet. He won numerous naval victories during the American Revolution, many on the Delaware River. Irish-born Barry came to Philadelphia as a youth and assumed command of this first ship at age 21. He remained in naval service until his death at Strawberry Mansion.

(Military • Patriots & Patriotism) Includes location, directions, 1 photo, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of New Bern

September 9, 2014, 11:57 am

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

On March 13, 1862, Union Gen. Ambrose E. Burnside prepared to capture New Bern after seizing Roanoke Island in February. Confederate Gen. Lawrence O’B. Branch defended the city in a line of fortifications located several miles down the Neuse River, but by late in the morning of March 14, Burnside’s overwhelming force had breached the line. The Confederates retreated to Kinston. Eleven thousand Federal troops were about to descend on New Bern with a large fleet of United States Navy gunboats sailing up the river in support.

On the nearby banks of both the Trent and Neuse Rivers, the retreating Confederates set fire to warehouses filled with cotton bales, military supplies, and thousands of barrels of pine tar and turpentine. The Confederates also fired the railroad bridge across the Trent River to delay the approaching Union army. The serene beauty of today’s Union Point Park stands in sharp contrast to the scene here in 1862. Huge clouds of billowing black smoke and flames poured out of the wooden warehouses. A flank speed, the Federal gunboats charged upriver with their coal-fired steam engines spewing black smoke and their heavy guns blazing as they bombarded New Bern.

During the next 24 hours, stray soldiers, sailors, and a few residents looted and vandalized New Bern until Burnside’s troops restored order. Soon thereafter, New Bern was transformed into a fortified city and remained under Union control for the duration of the war.

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(lower left) “The Battle of New Bern.” published by Currier & Ives - Courtesy of the Tryon Place Collection
(upper right) Gen. Lawrence Branch; Gen. Ambrose Burnside

(War, US Civil • Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

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Fort Point

September 9, 2014, 12:02 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, James City

Site of Fort Caswell, built by N.C., 1775-76, to protect New Bern, renamed Fort Lane by Confederacy. Taken by U.S., Mar., 1862. ½ mi. E.

(Forts, Castles • War, US Civil • War, US Revolutionary) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of New Bern

September 9, 2014, 12:06 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

The victory of Union General Ambrose Burnside here on March 14, 1862, caused the fall of New Bern.

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New Bern Battlefield Park

September 9, 2014, 12:23 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern
New Bern Historical Society welcomes you to the
New Bern Battlefield Park
300 Battlefield Parkway, New Bern, NC 28562
Here you will find pristinely preserved Confederate defensive earthworks on the 27 acres owned by the New Bern Historical Society. A ferocious battle was fought here on 14 March 1862.

Call 252-638-8558 to arrange for a private tour, if desired. Or, take the Self-guided Walking Tour that directs you to the 15 spots along prepared trails explaining the actions and movements of the combatants.

Five miles north, in the city of New Bern, is a very significant collection of Civil War artifacts in the Attmore-Oliver House, built circa 1790-1800. It now serves as the headquarters of the New Bern Historical Society.

(War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 5 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Battle of New Bern

September 9, 2014, 1:16 pm

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North Carolina, Craven County, New Bern

The above map is self-explanatory. For a detailed account of the battle please read the large map-marker "Battle of New Bern" on Us. Highway 17 at New Bern, 5¼ west of this road. The Croatan Earthwork, an extensive fortification not used during the battle, can be seen 6-3/10 miles southeast on this highway. Here, extensive earthworks can be seen on both sides of the highway in a direct line with this marker.

Troops engaged in the Battle of New Bern:

Union: Major General Ambrose Burnside - commanding Division.
Brigadier General John G. Parke's Brigade
4th and 5th R.I. Inf.; 8th and 11th Conn. Inf.
Brigadier General Jesse L. Reno's Brigade
21st Mass., 51st N.Y., 9th N.J., and 51st Pa. Inf.
Brigadier General John G. Foster's Brigade
23rd, 24th, 25th, and 27th Mass. and 10th Conn. Inf.

Confederate: Brigadier General Lawrence O'B. Branch - commanding Brigade
7th, 26th, 27th, 28th, 33rd, 35th, and 37th N.C. Inf.; 19th N.C. Regt. (1st Cavalry); Captain Thomas H. Brem's and Captain A.C. Latham's artillery batteries.

Confederates in Fort Thompson: Captain John N. Whitford's and Captain W.A. Herring's artillery companies.
(The men in the other Confederate forts did not directly participate in the battle).

(Forts, Castles • War, US Civil) Includes location, directions, 4 photos, GPS coordinates, map.

Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway

September 9, 2014, 1:36 pm

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North Carolina, Carteret County, Morehead City

Completed in 1932 from Norfolk to Wilmington via Beaufort-Morehead City. Sen. F.M. Simmons of New Bern and Rep. J.H. Small of Washington led effort.

(Waterways & Vessels) Includes location, directions, 2 photos, GPS coordinates, map.