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…
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…
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….
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…
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…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 15: David Walker Beatty of the 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry
This week we’re going to focus on a collection of 48 letters written by Private David Walker Beatty of Company K, 63rd Pennsylvania Infantry. David Walker Beatty was born 1…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 14: Alfred Homer Johnson of the 30th Georgia Infantry
This week our spotlight is on a collection of five letters related to Alfred Homer Johnson who served as a private in Company F of the 30th Georgia Infantry. Alfred Homer…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 13: 25th Ohio Infantry Photo Album
This week, we’re taking a look at a photo album of members of the 25th Ohio Infantry. The album contains fifteen cartes de visite (CDVs) of men in the regiment and most of t…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 12: Rufus P. Staniels 13th New Hampshire Infantry
Rufus Putnam Staniels was born in 1833 in Chichester, New Hampshire to Charles Herbert Staniels and Elizabeth N. (Johnson) Staniels. He enlisted in Co. C of the 13th New…
Research Arsenal Spotlight 11: US Cavalry Returns
The Research Arsenal is proud to announce that we recently uploaded all of the Civil War era cavalry returns for the 1st-6th US Cavalry. These returns encompass rolls 4, 5,…
