Matthew Ballard
[caption id="attachment_1857" align="alignnone" width="640"] Gravesite of Thomas W. Kates, Flushing Cemetery – Courtesy of Harvey Abbott (FindAGrave)[/caption] Vol. 5, No. 25 According to the Congressional Medal of Honor Society, nearly…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 23 Memorial Day was a weekend for self-reflection for many Americans, while others find enjoyment in spending time with family, vacations, and cook-outs. One noticeable presence during…
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Matthew Ballard
Volume 2, Issue 20 This image of Lt. Col. Henry Ludwig Achilles shows him garbed in his Union officer’s uniform taken sometime around 1862 at the studio of George Hopkins…
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Matthew Ballard
Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 25 This past week I had the pleasure of visiting the Fredericksburg Battlefield Park in Virginia and Gettysburg Battlefield Park in Pennsylvania, both with connections…
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Matthew Ballard
Old-Time Orleans, Vol. 1, Issue 24 Taken around 1935, this image shows Orleans County’s last surviving Civil War veterans; now notice I did not write “last surviving Union veterans.” Standing…
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