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While the Union’s victory during the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign proved consequential, the leadership of Jewish Americans in the Union Army, like Colonel Salomon, was pivotal in these battles.
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July 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM
While the Union’s victory during the largest battle of the Atlanta Campaign proved consequential, the leadership of Jewish Americans in the Union Army, like Colonel Salomon, was pivotal in these battles.
#USHistory #CivilWar #JewishHistory #Documentary #OTD
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#USHistory #CivilWar #JewishHistory #Documentary #OTD
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This article in The Jewish News, which highlights Jewish War Veterans of the US, notes Col. Salomon’s calmness in battle. Col. Robinson refers to Col. Salomon as one of the “most deserving officers.”
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July 22, 2024 at 9:03 PM
This article in The Jewish News, which highlights Jewish War Veterans of the US, notes Col. Salomon’s calmness in battle. Col. Robinson refers to Col. Salomon as one of the “most deserving officers.”
#USHistory #CivilWar #JewishHistory #ArmyHistory #OTD
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#USHistory #CivilWar #JewishHistory #ArmyHistory #OTD
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After the Battle of Atlanta, Union Colonel John Cleveland Robinson praised Colonel Edward S. Salomon, a Jewish, German-American immigrant who commanded the 82nd Illinois, one of the Union Army's "German" regiments.
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July 22, 2024 at 9:02 PM
After the Battle of Atlanta, Union Colonel John Cleveland Robinson praised Colonel Edward S. Salomon, a Jewish, German-American immigrant who commanded the 82nd Illinois, one of the Union Army's "German" regiments.
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Brian repaired his farm and sold it in 1868. He then moved to Gettysburg, where he worked as a hostler at a hotel.
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📷: The Battle of Gettysburg. N.Y.: Printed by Wm. C. Robertson. LOC.
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📷: The Battle of Gettysburg. N.Y.: Printed by Wm. C. Robertson. LOC.
July 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Brian repaired his farm and sold it in 1868. He then moved to Gettysburg, where he worked as a hostler at a hotel.
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📷: The Battle of Gettysburg. N.Y.: Printed by Wm. C. Robertson. LOC.
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📷: The Battle of Gettysburg. N.Y.: Printed by Wm. C. Robertson. LOC.
Brian submitted a claim of $575, but the damages of Pickett's Charge were not covered, & he received only $15. The $15 was to pay for the 1.5 tons of hay that fed the Union horses.
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📷: Gettysburg, battlefield of, scene of Pickett's charge. LOC.
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📷: Gettysburg, battlefield of, scene of Pickett's charge. LOC.
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July 3, 2024 at 11:20 PM
Brian submitted a claim of $575, but the damages of Pickett's Charge were not covered, & he received only $15. The $15 was to pay for the 1.5 tons of hay that fed the Union horses.
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📷: Gettysburg, battlefield of, scene of Pickett's charge. LOC.
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📷: Gettysburg, battlefield of, scene of Pickett's charge. LOC.
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After the Union's consequential victory at #PickettsCharge, #Brian & his family returned to find their home & barn destroyed, & they had lost all their crops & livestock.
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📷: Gettysburg, Pa. The Bryan house on 2d Corps line, near scene of Pickett's Charge. LOC.
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📷: Gettysburg, Pa. The Bryan house on 2d Corps line, near scene of Pickett's Charge. LOC.
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July 3, 2024 at 11:19 PM
After the Union's consequential victory at #PickettsCharge, #Brian & his family returned to find their home & barn destroyed, & they had lost all their crops & livestock.
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📷: Gettysburg, Pa. The Bryan house on 2d Corps line, near scene of Pickett's Charge. LOC.
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📷: Gettysburg, Pa. The Bryan house on 2d Corps line, near scene of Pickett's Charge. LOC.
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Union General Alexander Hays used Brian's home as headquarters in the middle of the Union's defensive position on Cemetery Ridge.
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📷: Brig. Gen. Alex Hays. United States. LOC.
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📷: Brig. Gen. Alex Hays. United States. LOC.
July 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Union General Alexander Hays used Brian's home as headquarters in the middle of the Union's defensive position on Cemetery Ridge.
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📷: Brig. Gen. Alex Hays. United States. LOC.
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📷: Brig. Gen. Alex Hays. United States. LOC.
Like other Black members of the Gettysburg community, Brian, his wife Elizabeth, & their five children fled with news of the Confederate invasion.
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📷: Edwin Forbes. Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines. LOC.
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📷: Edwin Forbes. Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines. LOC.
July 3, 2024 at 11:18 PM
Like other Black members of the Gettysburg community, Brian, his wife Elizabeth, & their five children fled with news of the Confederate invasion.
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📷: Edwin Forbes. Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines. LOC.
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📷: Edwin Forbes. Picketts charge from a position on the enemys line looking toward the Union lines. LOC.
Abraham Brian [also spelled Bryan] was a free Black American born in Maryland in 1804, moved to Gettysburg in 1840, and bought 12 acres in 1857.
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📷: Abraham Brian Farm. NPS.
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📷: Abraham Brian Farm. NPS.
July 3, 2024 at 11:10 PM
Abraham Brian [also spelled Bryan] was a free Black American born in Maryland in 1804, moved to Gettysburg in 1840, and bought 12 acres in 1857.
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📷: Abraham Brian Farm. NPS.
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📷: Abraham Brian Farm. NPS.
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July 1, 2024 at 10:49 PM
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Biggs helped exhume and rebury over 3000 Union soldiers from their battlefield graves into their final resting place at the Gettysburg cemetery.
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📷: Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Military Park. NPS.
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📷: Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Military Park. NPS.
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July 1, 2024 at 10:48 PM
Biggs helped exhume and rebury over 3000 Union soldiers from their battlefield graves into their final resting place at the Gettysburg cemetery.
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📷: Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Military Park. NPS.
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📷: Soldiers' National Cemetery
Gettysburg National Military Park. NPS.
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After the battle ended, the Biggs family returned to find their home & farm ruined as the Confederates set up a field hospital on part of the farm, burying 45 soldiers in his fields.
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📷: Basil Biggs & Family Farm. PBS.
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📷: Basil Biggs & Family Farm. PBS.
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July 1, 2024 at 10:47 PM
After the battle ended, the Biggs family returned to find their home & farm ruined as the Confederates set up a field hospital on part of the farm, burying 45 soldiers in his fields.
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📷: Basil Biggs & Family Farm. PBS.
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📷: Basil Biggs & Family Farm. PBS.
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As news of a Confederate invasion came in, so did the fears of being kidnapped & sold into slavery. Biggs and his family made the difficult choice to flee their home and farm.
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📷: Willcox, William H. Map of the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2nd & 3rd. LOC.
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📷: Willcox, William H. Map of the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2nd & 3rd. LOC.
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July 1, 2024 at 10:46 PM
As news of a Confederate invasion came in, so did the fears of being kidnapped & sold into slavery. Biggs and his family made the difficult choice to flee their home and farm.
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📷: Willcox, William H. Map of the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2nd & 3rd. LOC.
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📷: Willcox, William H. Map of the battle of Gettysburg, Pa., July 1st, 2nd & 3rd. LOC.
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June 27, 2024 at 11:42 PM
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June 27, 2024 at 11:41 PM
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