Lincoln's Birthday becomes a holiday in Washington State in 1895
On February 12, 1895 Washington State became the second state, following Illinois, to recognize Abraham Lincoln’s birthday as a legal...
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Mar 15, 20225 min read
Benjamin Best - A Bellevue Civil War veteran with a tragic ending
The life of Benjamin Best is an interesting one to say the very least. It is filled with remarkable details, many mysteries and a sad and...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20222 min read
Seattle's Confederate Olympic Gold Medalist
***The only Civil War soldier to win Olympic Gold*** Seattle's Will H. Thompson was the only man to have fought in the Civil War and win...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20221 min read
Lincoln's Birthday, Seattle 1921
101 years ago, on this very same evening, the Union Civil War veterans of the John F Miller post Grand Army of the Republic and the women...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20221 min read
SCWL's latest for Emerging Civil War
https://emergingcivilwar.com/2022/02/28/the-lost-1890-census-and-the-surviving-special-schedule/
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20222 min read
A Seattle talk that “carried the boys back some thirty years”
—March 7, 1893 in Seattle— On the evening of March 7, 1893, the men of Seattle’s John F Miller post of the Grand Army of the Republic met...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20223 min read
"Gleeful As A Band Of Children"- Civil War veterans’ Christmas at the Orting Soldiers’ Home
"Gleeful As A Band Of Children" - Civil War veterans’ Christmas at the Orting Soldiers’ Home - In the early 1900’s, Washington State...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20225 min read
Asbury Haynes and the burial of the Unknown Soldier
Asbury Haynes wearing the overcoat he wore in the procession 100 years ago today, November 11, 1921, an unknown American soldier killed...
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Civil War Seattle
Mar 15, 20222 min read
A Civil War vet with a Gat
A CIVIL WAR VET WITH A GAT George Camp was not the only Civil War veteran to be arrested for illegally discharging a firearm in Seattle,...
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Civil War Seattle
Feb 28, 20221 min read
Welcome to the new Civil War Seattle Blog
The SCWL blog is the place where you'll find the latest content, articles, images, news and events from Civil War Seattle.
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