Research Arsenal Spotlight 20: Biddle Boggs, Lt. on Gen. John C. Frémont’s Staff
Biddle Boggs was a rather unique character in history, serving in both the Mexican-American War and the Civil War. He was born in 1822 to Andrew Boggs and Sarah Talman…
Beyond the Charge: Captain H.C. Coates and the 1st Minnesota After Gettysburg
Beyond the Charge: Captain H.C. Coates and the 1st Minnesota After Gettysburg The story of the 1st Minnesota Infantry is usually told in a single moment—the desperate charge o…
Angry Archivist: Cutting Up History
Angry Archivist: Cutting Up History Don’t you love it when you sit down to read through a historic book and someone has cut pages out of it? Isn’t that wonderful? No? I did…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 19: Varnum Valentine Vaughan 53rd Massachusetts Infantry
Varnum Valentine Vaughan was born in 1826 to Doctor Hubbard Vaughan and Azubah (Shaw) Vaughan of Prescott, Massachusetts. He married Lavonia King in 1847 and was working as a…
4 Benefits of a Digitized Collection
4 Benefits of a Digitized Collection Last week, we went over some tips for scanning your collection. So, you’ve gotten a scanner and digitized your Civil War era photographs, …
Research Arsenal Spotlight 18: George P. Jarvis of the 3rd Ohio Infantry
George P. Jarvis was born in 1842 to Leonard R. Jarvis and Susan (Thomas) Jarvis of New England, Athens County, Ohio. He also had a sister, Leonora Jarvis, born in 1850….
How to Scan Your Collection
How to Scan Your Collection This is only a basic guide on how to scan your collection. For this purpose, I’m focusing on documents and photographs. Things like maps, glass n…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 17: Robert Alexander Garner of the 21st South Carolina Infantry
Our focus this week is on a collection of 14 documents related to Robert Alexander Garner of the 21st South Carolina Infantry. Robert Alexander Garner was born in 1843 to…
The Scanners to Digitize Your Collection
The Scanners to Digitize Your Collection Last week we discussed in some basic detail the advantages of having a digitized copy of your collection available. This week, I want…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 16: Andrew Jackson Clark of the 23rd Massachusetts Infantry
Andrew Jackson Clark was born in 1837 to Melzar Wentworth Clark and Sabina Hobart (Lincoln) Clark of Hingham, Massachusetts. Before the Civil War, Andrew Jackson Clark worked…
