Where is it Wednesday, Gettysburg? 9-23-2026
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A Tuesday Tea with Mary Louvestre living at the Edge of the "Battle of the Iron Giants"
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Mary Louvestre (sometimes seen as Touvestre) was a free Black woman who found herself in a unique position to aid the Union Navy during the Civil War. It would take courage and cunning to provide aid and comfort to the enemy while operating a boarding house in Norfolk, Virginia. Yet with determination, Mary would provide intelligence to the Union, information whose importance would soon be tested in one of the fiercest naval engagements of the war: the "Battle of the Ironclads."

Today during our tea time, we meet this remarkable woman and discover how she accomplished her dangerous mission and earned her place in history as a "heroine" of the Union Navy...
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Another burnside offered to me, 5th generation?
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My friend again called me from the pawn shop said this came in. He doesnt deal with civil war era rifles so I always get first dibs. I wish I had more photos, anyone know what version this is by the photos? I have no idea what he wants for it. Any information would be great, thank you. ...

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Was wondering if anybody can ID this uniform.
Pretty sure he was a confederate soldier. We think in the 34th Alabama Infantry.
The uniform in the painting does not look confederate to me. I would not think a confederate would allow
artistic license of this degree.
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 ★ ★  Buford, John

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John Buford Jr.​
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Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell "Pattie" Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

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