A soldier lost in Hutchinson
Somewhere in Oakland Cemetery is the grave of Nathan Weeks, a New York native who was tasked to defend Minnesotans during the U.S.-Dakota War of 1862. But even those who know it’s there ...
LETTER: Defenders of life, veterans in death
Hutchinson’s first militia, Hutchinson Home Guards, assembled in 1862 to defend Hutchinson from Indian attack. Guard membership swelled over 70 in September 1862 when Chief Little Crow and ...
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Buried in Pittsfield Cemetery, Bushrod Birch was a Civil War veteran who was hailed as 'a true man in all the relations of his life'
Born in New York City in 1810, Bushrod Birch spent time on and off in Pittsfield before serving in the Civil War, and returned to Pittsfield shortly before his death ...
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The Oldest-Ever Buffalo Soldier Enlisted in 1910 and Lived to Fight in 2 World Wars
Retired 1st Sgt. Mark Matthews was a soldier who saw the U.S. Army evolve from horse-mounted cavalry to diesel-driven, ...