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.
Showing posts with label Battle of Gettysburg. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Battle of Gettysburg. Show all posts
Saturday, June 8, 2019
D-Day +75 Years-- Part 3: Oral Histories Are Setting the Record Straight
Stephen Ambrose is a historian and an author, best known for his books "Band of Brothers" and "Citizen Soldiers. He has a knack for convincing veterans that every thing they have to say about their experience is worthy of being preserved.
'He knew that the voices of those who fought at Gettysburg are long gone, but thanks to recorded oral histories, those of the D-Day veterans will be with us long after they are gone.
Leonard Lomell was a sergeant in th 2nd Ranger battalion explained why he participated in Ambrose's D-Day oral history project at the University of New Orleans. "I've kept a low profile for fifty years as have most of my men. We weren't heroes, we were just good Rangers, as we believed the record would forever show.
But, inaccurate accounts by those who were not there, Lomell realized that time was running out to set the record straight, so he did.
--GreGen
Monday, March 7, 2016
Battery Osgood-Farley, Fort MacArthur, Cal.-- Part 3: Some More on General Osgood
From the 40th Annual reunion of the Graduates of the United States Military Academy, June 10, 1909.
Henry Brown Osgood was the great-great grandson of American Revolution's Bunker Hill hero Israel Putnam. At the age of 18, enlisted in the 27th Maine on September 30, 1862 and was commissioned second lieutenant and promoted to first lieutenant on December 15.
Their 9-month term of service was up during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and 312 officers and men, including Lt. Osgood, volunteered to remain in service and were given Medals of Honor for it.
He was appointed to the USMA September 1, 1863 and graduated June 17, 1867 and became a career Army officer. During the Spanish-American War, he was sent to Cuba, but saw no action.
His son, Winchester Dana Osgood had been killed in Cuba before the U.S. got involved while leading Cuban insurgent field artillery against the Spanish at Guaiimara.
--GreGen
Henry Brown Osgood was the great-great grandson of American Revolution's Bunker Hill hero Israel Putnam. At the age of 18, enlisted in the 27th Maine on September 30, 1862 and was commissioned second lieutenant and promoted to first lieutenant on December 15.
Their 9-month term of service was up during Lee's invasion of Pennsylvania and 312 officers and men, including Lt. Osgood, volunteered to remain in service and were given Medals of Honor for it.
He was appointed to the USMA September 1, 1863 and graduated June 17, 1867 and became a career Army officer. During the Spanish-American War, he was sent to Cuba, but saw no action.
His son, Winchester Dana Osgood had been killed in Cuba before the U.S. got involved while leading Cuban insurgent field artillery against the Spanish at Guaiimara.
--GreGen
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
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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