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Grant Visited Atlantic City NJ and Stayed in the United States Hotel

Grant Visited Atlantic City NJ and Stayed in th...

In the late 1860s and early 1870s, railroad companies, summer cottagers and business leaders lured national figures to visit Atlantic City. The city picked up the tab for the VIP...

Grant Visited Atlantic City NJ and Stayed in th...

In the late 1860s and early 1870s, railroad companies, summer cottagers and business leaders lured national figures to visit Atlantic City. The city picked up the tab for the VIP...

General George Meade

General George Meade

A painting of General George Meade by Bucks County painter Thomas Hicks 1876 from the collection of the Philadelphia War Museum. The roots of the museum go back to the...

General George Meade

A painting of General George Meade by Bucks County painter Thomas Hicks 1876 from the collection of the Philadelphia War Museum. The roots of the museum go back to the...

Gardner's Basin in Atlantic City N.J.  Named after Civil War Veteran

Gardner's Basin in Atlantic City N.J. Named af...

Gardner’s Basin at the north end of Absecon Island, where Clam Creek meets Absecon Inlet, was named after John H. Gardner who was mayor of Atlantic City from 1868-1872, and a...

Gardner's Basin in Atlantic City N.J. Named af...

Gardner’s Basin at the north end of Absecon Island, where Clam Creek meets Absecon Inlet, was named after John H. Gardner who was mayor of Atlantic City from 1868-1872, and a...

General Meade and the Absecon Lighthouse

General Meade and the Absecon Lighthouse

  General Meade was an engineer on the Atlantic City Lighthouse on Pacific and Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ.  A popular place for weddings and tourists his role is often overlooked....

General Meade and the Absecon Lighthouse

  General Meade was an engineer on the Atlantic City Lighthouse on Pacific and Rhode Island Avenue in Atlantic City, NJ.  A popular place for weddings and tourists his role is often overlooked....

Colonel Elsworth Takes Down the Confederate Flag in Alexandria for Lincoln

Colonel Elsworth Takes Down the Confederate Fla...

Zouaves dress consisted of a loose jacket and waistcoat of dark blue cloth, red Turkish trousers, red fez with yellow tassel, sky-blue sash, yellow leather leggings, and white gaiters.  This costume,...

Colonel Elsworth Takes Down the Confederate Fla...

Zouaves dress consisted of a loose jacket and waistcoat of dark blue cloth, red Turkish trousers, red fez with yellow tassel, sky-blue sash, yellow leather leggings, and white gaiters.  This costume,...

First post

Welcome to our new blog.  History confirms that the Irish played a major part in both the North and South battles.  We plan to give you some of the special...

First post

Welcome to our new blog.  History confirms that the Irish played a major part in both the North and South battles.  We plan to give you some of the special...