Inspiration at Vicksburg: Poetry Beyond the Forlorn Hope In the December 31, 2018, edition of the Missouri Unionist you’ll find an article remembering the brave actions of Civil War […]
Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#8)
I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]
Lorenzo Dow Immell: Medal of Honor Recipient
An Honorable Name: Medal of Honor Recipient 1Lt. Lorenzo Dow Immell Lorenzo Dow Immell was a 1st Lieutenant in Company F of the 2nd U.S. Artillery. His bravery in […]
Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#7)
I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]
Buried in Arkansas: Three Civil War Medal of Honor Profiles
In addition to the Union soldiers and sailors of the Civil War who received the Medal of Honor and are buried in Missouri, the Department of Missouri (Sons of Union […]
Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#6)
I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]
Capture the Flag: High-Stakes, Conspicuous Gallantry in the American Civil War
What do the Worrill Grays, Chalmers’ Division, and the 50th Virginia Infantry all have in common? All three Confederate units had their colors captured by Medal of Honor recipients who […]
The “Forlorn Hope,” a Profile: Henry Platt Pearsall
Corporal Henry Platt Pearsall and the “Forlorn Hope” Among the many brothers in blue with connections to Missouri who received the Medal of Honor in the American Civil War, […]
Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#4)
I was elected Commander of the Department of Missouri, Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, for the 2016-2017 administrative year and re-elected for the 2017-2018 administrative year. As part […]
Heroic Defenders of the J. W. Cheeseman: Epilogues
“With two comrades voluntarily took position on board the steamer Cheeseman, in charge of all the guns and ammunition of the battery, and remained in charge of the same for […]