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Civil War Medal of Honor Recipient Orion P. Howe

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.April 6, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#8)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 26, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Lorenzo Dow Immell: Medal of Honor Recipient

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 23, 2021

  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 […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#7)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 19, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Buried in Arkansas: Three Civil War Medal of Honor Profiles

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 16, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#6)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 12, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Capture the Flag: High-Stakes, Conspicuous Gallantry in the American Civil War

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.February 9, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

The “Forlorn Hope,” a Profile: Henry Platt Pearsall

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 29, 2021

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, […]

Genealogy History

Throwback Thursday: A Letter from the Commander (#4)

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 26, 2021

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 […]

Genealogy History

Heroic Defenders of the J. W. Cheeseman: Epilogues

By Randal A. Burd, Jr.January 22, 2021

“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 […]

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