The USS North Carolina (BB-55) My all-time favorite warship. As an elementary school student in North Carolina, I donated nickels and dimes to save this ship back in the early sixties.

Monday, March 7, 2016

Battery Osgood-Farley, Fort MacArthur, California-- Part 2: Member 27th Maine During Civil War

The museum at Fort MacArthur was established in 1985.

Battery Osgood was named for Brigadier General Henry Brown Osgood Jr (1843-1909).  He was a member of the 27th Maine during the Civil War.  In July 1863, with the approaching Battle of Gettysburg approaching, and nearing the end of their enlistment, 312 members of the 26th volunteered to stay and protect Washington, D.C..  For this, 299 members were awarded the new Congressional Medal of Honor.

In 1916 Congress was tasked with reviewing the Medals of Honor and determined their awarding for this action was not justified and rescinded all of them, including Osgood's.

Henry Osgood was later appointed to the USMA by President Lincoln and graduated with the Class of 1867.

He served the rest of his career with the U.S. Army and is buried at Hillside Cemetery in Stephentown, New York.

--GreGen


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