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Civil War Medical Case Files Shed Light on Washingtonville Soldiers

I was recently introduced to a set of Civil War records that I had not been aware of prior and wanted to share what I’ve found so far in my search of these six volumes as they relate to some of our Civil War soldiers. The volumes are called The Medical and Surgical History ofContinue reading “Civil War Medical Case Files Shed Light on Washingtonville Soldiers”

Captain Isaac Nicoll’s Final Journey Home

I had intended to update Captain Nicoll’s blog post for the 160th Anniversary of Gettysburg but was frightfully behind doing other things for the overnight vigils.  However, I still wanted to update this post because, for all that has been written about Isaac, I have always had a feeling that his story was not “complete.” Continue reading “Captain Isaac Nicoll’s Final Journey Home”

Honoring Pvt William H Halsey, 20th USCT

In December 1863, William Henry Halsey was “met on the street in Goshen” by a man named Tip Little who inquired if he would like to enlist in the Union Army. William told him that if he could get the same $450 dollar bounty that others were getting, then he would be willing to enlist.Continue reading “Honoring Pvt William H Halsey, 20th USCT”