Memorial Day statue honors General Henry Ware Lawton
In Indianapolis a monument to Major General Henry Ware Lawton was unveiled with President Roosevelt present. Lawton, praised for thirty seven years of service, died at San Mateo on December 10 1880. Sculptors Chester French and Andrew OConnor created the bronze statue costing 25 000 to 30 000 dollars funded by subscriptions.
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General John Weston Captured Confederate Transport in Alabama
General John F. Weston, later commissary general of subsistence, was a cavalry major in 1864 who swam the Tallapoosa river with six followers to seize a Confederate transport. He captured the transport’s captain using a clever ruse, earning the Medal of Honor.
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The Civil War At a Glance
A descriptive overview of the Civil War detailing battle counts, forces, and casualties. It notes Union and Confederate losses, prisoner deaths, executions, and a specific incident in New Orleans involving Mumford and General Butler.
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Lincoln and the Whetstone Tale Emerges in Washington
A veteran Lincoln story recounts a whetstone lent in Illinois to sharpen a jackknife. Lincoln joked about placing the whetstone atop a gatepost fifteen years earlier. The soldier later told the president, confirming the tale's discovery at the gatepost.
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