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A Tuesday Tea with the Boteler Girls "Lizzie & Tippie"
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Alexander Robinson Boteler (1815-1892) was a wealthy Virginian. The Princeton graduate was an accomplished agricultural expert as well as an attorney. After the death of his father in 1836 Alexander inherited the family lands, home and business. The estate was known as "Fountain Rock". It was here where he lived with his wife, Helen Macomb Stockton (1815-1891) and raised his four daughters; Elizabeth "Lizzie" (1837-1886), Angelica (1838-1912), Helen "Tippie" (1840-1914) and Charlotte "Lottie" (1844-1899) as well as a son Alexander, Jr. (1842-1893).

At the time of his father's...
Capt. Joseph Hugh Dickerson Jr. - Extraordinary Monument Photo
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From “Memory Lane Photos” on FB - I have never, ever seen a subject/soldier posing with a monument dedicated to him!

In this glass negative collection, we pay tribute to an extraordinary figure, Capt Joseph Hugh Dickerson Jr., a valiant soldier of the Union Army during the American Civil War. This early 1900s photograph, captured by Joseph E. Williams in New Athens, Ohio, features Capt Dickerson seated proudly on a monument erected in his honor, celebrating his heroic contributions from July 1862 to September 1865.

Thanks to the research of James Muke for finding this info:

Capt Joseph Hugh Dickerson Jr.
BIRTH
11 Sep 1834
Cadiz, Harrison County, Ohio, USA
DEATH
11 Oct 1913 (aged 79)...
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Was looking through the National Archive’s vast collection digitized by Flickr, and have a question. Noticed several notable Union officers wore an arm band on their right arm, which resembled an organza type fabric. I have flipped the photos:

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Lt. Edward P. Doherty, leader of the John Wilkes Booth capture.

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Gen. John Irvin Gregg

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Navy officer O.D. Lombard

Admiral David D. Porter

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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)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​

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