Civil War: Casualties in New Hampshire Regiments, May and June 1864

Posted on 30 July, 2024 by Janice Brown

Casualties of the American Civil War were great.  This article is compiled from a listing printed 157 years ago, found in The Independent Democrat newspaper, Concord NH, of Thursday, June 30, 1864, on page 2.

Photograph: [Unidentified young soldier in 5th New Hampshire Infantry uniform and Whipple hat with bayoneted musket]. Library of Congress (https://www.loc.gov/resource/ppmsca.31304/)

CASUALTIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE REGIMENTS.
We publish a list of the casualties in the 10th N.H. Regiment since May 7th, as furnished by Lt. Col. John Coughlin to the Manchester Mirror and American. We also publish casualties in the 13th Regt., which took place near Petersburg, on the 15th, and also those in the 3d, 5th, and 7th, N.H. regiments and 1st. N.H. Cavalry. Continue reading →

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The 4th of July: New Hampshire 238 Years Ago

Posted on 3 July, 2024 by Janice Brown

Two hundred and thirty-eight years ago, the United States of America was still in its infancy. Only eleven years prior, on the 4th of July, had the Declaration of Independence been passed.  The American people were generally  appreciative of those who, during the Revolution, had accomplished the seemingly impossible. We were eager to work together to build our fledgling land into a self-sufficient country focused on liberty, equality, and self-governance. Continue reading →

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New Hampshire Feast of December 1852

Posted on 21 December, 2023 by Janice Brown

Example of banquet from the 1850s. Generated with AI Art program by the  blog author.

What meals did our ancestors savor during the holidays? With winter celebrations approaching, a trip back to the 1850s could be fun and interesting. Continue reading →

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Was AI (Artificial Intelligence) Made in New Hampshire?

Posted on 22 October, 2023 by Janice Brown

Title: ‘Artificial Intelligence represented as a human computer in style of Pablo Picasso.’ AI Artwork created at NightCafe by the blog editor, Janice Brown

AI, or artificial intelligence, is much in the news these days.  AI is considered to be the field of computer science that studies how machines can perform tasks that require human intelligence–such as reasoning, learning, and problem-solving. Continue reading →

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More Old New Hampshire News (1872)

Posted on 24 August, 2022 by Janice Brown

NEW ENGLAND NEWS. — NEW HAMPSHIRE
As published in the Boston Evening Transcript of 6 July 1872
-Temperance reform clubs have been organized in Goshen, Newport, and Sunapee.
– The South Church in Concord hold their second preaching services in the evening.
– A man named John Downs of Rochester was recently poisoned by eating fresh mackerel Continue reading →

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