Today in History: General Grant’s Birthday
Today marks the 198th anniversary of General Ulysses S. Grant’s birthday. In honor of Grant’s birthday the following article was...
Saw Fatal Shot Fired
David Dorn, Witness of Murder Mr. Dorn had served his country as a member of the 1st United States Cavalry....
Today in History: The Founding of the Grand Army of the Republic
The development of an organization of Union veterans was the postwar conception of Benjamin Franklin Stephenson of Springfield, Illinois, who...
Nebraskans Play a Major Role in Civil War Battle
by Gerald D. “Jerry” Meyer – Nebraska National Guard Historian At the Fort Donelson National Battlefield along the Cumberland River...
Remembering Brother Welstead
Brother Marvin G. Welstead from Welstead Camp No.3 passed away on May 25, 2019 at the age of 98 in...
Remembering Brother Eveland
Brother Paul R. Eveland from Welstead Camp No.3 passed away on May 2, 2019 at the age of 96 in...
Recollections of the Battle of Gettysburg, Part 2
Northerners fleeting from the southern army. Roaring guns, interminable din. Soldiers sleeping in one’s own front yard, bringing flour to...
Recollections of the Battle of Gettysburg, Part 1
The Battle of Gettysburg, one of the decisive battles of that war, to most people is something they read about...
Remembering Brother Lefler
Brother Lawrence “Larry” G. Lefler from Welstead Camp No.3 passed away on June 23, 2018 at the age of 92...
The Story of Old Glory
The following is an article found in The Iola Register (Iola, Kansas) on Friday, May 25, 1894, written by Professor J.D....