Showing posts with label Battle of Craney Island. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Craney Island. Show all posts
Tuesday, July 7, 2015

A Craney Island Report

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From the  Report of the Select committee...  [previous blog post here ]: Source General Robert B. Taylor's Official Report to...
Tuesday, June 23, 2015

Attack Upon Coastal Virginia

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Hampton Creek From Stuart Lee Butler's  Virginia Militia Units in the War of 1812  [links added]: On  June 22, 1813 , a British...
Monday, June 22, 2015

Noxious Climate Of Craney Island

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From the  Report of the Select committee... : 'It is marvellous that any doubt or obscurity should ever have been cast upon the...
Sunday, June 22, 2014

Statement Regarding Craney Island

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The Earl Gregg Swem Library at William and Mary included the  Statement by Theo Wallauven about attack on Craney Island by the British on J...
Friday, June 28, 2013

Report On Craney Island

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Report of the Select committee, in obedience to ... . Virginia  (courtesy of Hathi Trust digital library): Source "About fi...
Saturday, June 22, 2013

Defence Of Craney Island

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Note:  The 200th Anniversary of the Battle of Craney Island will be commemorated this weekend . A critique of an historical account from...
Friday, June 21, 2013

Fortifications On Craney Island

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Source The Battle Of Craney Island and also a map of the area of Craney Island .
Thursday, June 20, 2013

General Thomas Sydney Beckwith

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Lieutenant-General Sir  Thomas Sydney Beckwith  (1772 - January 15, 1831); married Mary, eldest daughter of Sir William Douglas, sister to...
Tuesday, April 9, 2013

In The Battle Of Craney Island

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Stephen Thompson Neill was born in Lee county, Va., April 9, 1795. When eighteen years old he enlisted in the war of 1812.  He entered as ...
Wednesday, April 18, 2012

Battle Of Craney Island

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Originally I thought that my ancestor, William Hinds, was wounded in the Battle of Craney Island , because it took place on June 22, 1813, a...