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What started out as a few interesting classes in college turned into my major; I consider myself an avid student of history. After watching my father's many years of research in to family genealogy, I have turned to it to find those special stories that bring life to American history. My particular interest into the American Civil War has drawn me to my forefathers and others to seek the history of their time. Beyond just the study, I have spent considerable amounts of time in travel, wanting to visit the sites important to our history. This page shows the subjects that I have and continue to research.

Travel

:: National Park Service Sites I have Visited.


Create Your Own Visited States Map

Genealogy

:: Genealogy Page -- Carpenter Pages

:: Genealogy Page -- Other Family Members

A few other pages that are my user pages:

:: Genealogy Page -- Union Regiments

:: Genealogy Page -- Union Corps

:: Genealogy Page -- Confederate Regiments

:: Genealogy Page -- Confederate Corps

Regiments

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= [[Illinois]] =

= [[Indiana]] =

= [[Iowa]] =

= [[Missouri]] =

Union Regiments

Cavalry

Infantry

Confederate Regiments

= [[New York]] =

Artillery

Infantry

= [[North Carolina]] =

Infantry

= [[Ohio]] =

= [[Pennsylvania]] =

= [[South Carolina]] =

= [[United States]] =

Galvanized Yankees

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Campaigns and Battles

=Eastern Theater=

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July 21, 1861Battle of Bull Run27 NY Inf
October 3, 1861Expedition to Pohick Church27 NY Inf
April 4–12, 1862McDowell's advance on Fredricksburg27 NY Inf
April 5-May 4, 1862Siege of Yorktown, Virginia98 NY Inf
April 24-May 4, 1862Siege of Yorktown, Virgiania on transports27 NY Inf
April 29, 1862Reconnaissance toward Lee's Mills98 NY Inf
May 5, 1862Battle of Williamsburg98 NY Inf
May 20, 1862Near Mechanicsville27 NY Inf
May 21-23, 1862Operations about Bottom's Bridge98 NY Inf
May 24-27, 1862Reconnaissance to Seven Pines98 NY Inf
May 24, 1862Chickahominy, near Savage Station, and Seven Pines98 NY Inf
May 31-June 1, 1862Battle of Seven Pines or Fair Oaks98 NY Inf
June 25-July 1, 1862Seven days before Richmond27 NY Inf - 98 NY Inf
June 27, 1862Gaines' Mill and Chickahominy27 NY Inf
June 30, 1862White Oak Swamp and Glendale27 NY Inf - 98 NY Inf
July 1, 1862Malvern Hill27 NY Inf - 98 NY Inf
July 1862At Harrison's Landing27 NY Inf
August 16–28, 1862Movement to Fortress Monroe, then to Centreville27 NY Inf
August 28–31, 1862In works at Centreville27 NY Inf
September 1, 1862Cover Pope's retreat to Fairfax Court House27 NY Inf
September 14, 1862Crampton's Gap, South Mountain27 NY Inf
September 12–15, 1862Defense of Harper's Ferry111 NY Inf
September 16–17, 1862Battle of Antietam27 NY Inf
December 12–15, 1862Battle of Fredericksburg, Virgiania27 NY Inf
January 20–24, 1863"Mud March"27 NY Inf
February 1863At Falmouth27 NY Inf
April 27-May 6, 1863Chancellorsville Campaign27 NY Inf
April 29-May 2, 1863Operations about Franklin's Crossing27 NY Inf
May 3, 1863Maryes Heights, Fredericksburg27 NY Inf
May 3–4, 1863Salem Heights27 NY Inf
May 4, 1863Banks' Ford27 NY Inf
Gettysburg CampaignJune 25 – July 24, 1863
July 2–4, 1863Battle of Gettysburg111 NY Inf
October 3, 1863Lewinsville111 NY Inf
Overland CampaignMay - June 1864
May 5–7, 1864Battle of the Wilderness111 NY Inf
May 5, 1864Occupation of City Point and Bermuda Hundred98 NY Inf
May 8-10, 1864Swift Creek or Arrowfield Church98 NY Inf
May 8–12, 1864Spottsylvania111 NY Inf
May 10, 1864Po River111 NY Inf
May 12–21, 1864Spottsylvania Court House111 NY Inf
May 12, 1864Assault on the Salient, or "Bloody Angle"111 NY Inf
May 12-16, 1864Operations against Fort Darling98 NY Inf
May 14-16, 1864Battle of Drury's Bluff98 NY Inf
May 16-28, 1864Bermuda Hundred98 NY Inf
May 26, 1864Battle of North Anna9 NYHA - 111 NY Inf
May 27-31, 1864Moved to White House, thence to Cold Harbor98 NY Inf
May 28-31, 1864Battle of Totopotomoy Creek9 NYHA - 111 NY Inf
June 1-12, 1864Battle of Cold Harbor9 NYHA - 98 NY Inf - 111 NY Inf
June 1-3, 1864Bethesda Church9 NYHA
June 15-18, 1864Before Petersburg98 NY Inf
June 16, 1864Siege of Petersburg begins111 NY Inf
June 18, 1864Siege operations against Petersburg and Richmond begin98 NY Inf
June 18-July 6, 1864Beginning of the Siege of Petersburg9 NYHA
June 22-23, 1864Battle of Jerusalem Plank Road, Weldon Railroad Jerusalem Plank Road9 NYHA - 111 NY Inf
July 9, 1864Battle of Monocacy9 NYHA
July 27–29, 1864Demonstration north of the James111 NY Inf
July 27–28, 1864Deep Bottom111 NY Inf
July 30, 1864Mine Explosion, Petersburg (Reserve)98 NY Inf
August-September 1864Duty in the trenches before Petersburg and on the Bermuda Hundred front98 NY Inf
Shenandoah Campaign of 1864August 7 - November 28, 1864
August 13–20, 1864Demonstration north of the James111 NY Inf
August 14–18, 1864Strawberry Plains, Deep Bottom111 NY Inf
August 21-22, 1864Battle of Summit Point9 NYHA
August 25, 1864Ream's Station111 NY Inf
August 29, 1864Battle of Summit Point9 NYHA
September 19, 1864Battle of Fisher's Hill9 NYHA
September 22, 1864Battle of Cedar Creek9 NYHA
September 28-30, 1864Battle of Chaffin's Farm, New Market Heights98 NY Inf
October 19, 1864Fort Fisher9 NYHA
October 27-28, 1864Battle of Fair Oaks98 NY Inf
Siege of PetersburgDecember 1864 - April 1865
December 9–10, 1864Reconnaissance to Hatcher's Run111 NY Inf
February 5–7, 1865Dabney's Mills, Hatcher's Run111 NY Inf
March 25. 1865Watkins' House111 NY Inf
Appomattox CampaignMarch 28-April 9, 1865
March 29–30, 1865On line of Hatcher's and Gravelly Runs111 NY Inf
March 31, 1865Hatcher's Run or Boydton Road and White Oak Road111 NY Inf
April 2, 1865Sutherland Station and fall of Petersburg111 NY Inf
April 2, 1865Assault and fall of Petersburg9 NYHA
April 3–9, 1865Pursuit of Lee111 NY Inf
April 5, 1865Battle of Amelia Springs9 NYHA
April 6, 1865Battle of Sayler's Creek (also known as Sailor's Creek, Hillsman Farm, or Lockett Farm)9 NYHA - 111 NY Inf
April 7, 1865High Bridge and Farmville111 NY Inf
April 9, 1865Battle of Appomattox Court House: surrender of Lee and his Army9 NYHA - 111 NY Inf
April 1865At Burkesville111 NY Inf

=Western Theater=

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Tullahoma CampaignJune 24 and July 3, 1863
Chickamauga CampaignAugust 16 to September 22, 1863
Chattanooga CampaignSeptember to November 1863
September 19–20, 1863Battle of Chickamauga78 IL Inf
September 24 - November 23, 1863Siege of Chattanooga, Tennessee78 IL Inf
November 23–24, 1863Tunnel Hill78 IL Inf
November 24–25, 1863Missionary Ridge78 IL Inf
Atlanta CampaignMay 1 to September 8, 1864
May 6–7, 1864Tunnel Hill78 IL Inf
May 8–11, 1864Battle of Rocky Face Ridge78 IL Inf
May 8–9, 1864Buzzard's Roost Gap78 IL Inf
May 14–15, 1864Battle of Resaca78 IL Inf
May 17–18, 1864Rome78 IL Inf
May 19–25, 1864Battle of Dallas78 IL Inf
May 25-May 26, 1864Battle of New Hope Church78 IL Inf
June 9 - July 3, 1864Battle of Marietta78 IL Inf
June 11–14, 1864Pine Mountain78 IL Inf
June 15–17, 1864Lost Mountain78 IL Inf
June 27, 1864Battle of Kennesaw Mountain78 IL Inf
July 19–20, 1864Battle of Peach Tree Creek78 IL Inf
July 22 - August 25, 1864Battle of Atlanta78 IL Inf
August 5–7, 1864Battle of Utoy Creek78 IL Inf
August 31 - September 1, 1864Battle of Jonesboro78 IL Inf
September 2–6, 1864Lovejoy Station78 IL Inf
October 6–8, 1864Florence78 IL Inf
Sherman's March to the SeaNovember 15 to December 21, 1864
December 10–21, 1864Siege of Savannah78 IL Inf
Carolinas CampaignJanuary to April 1865
March 16, 1865Battle of Averasborough, Taylor's Hole Creek, North Carolina.78 IL Inf
March 19–21, 1865Battle of Bentonville78 IL Inf
April 26, 1865Bennett Place. Surrender of Johnston and his army.78 IL Inf

Prisons

| Camp Douglas - Chicago, Illinois
Libby Prison - Richmond, Virginia
Point Lookout - Maryland

Locations

Civil War Defenses of Washington

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Military Campaigns

=Revolutionary War=

16 Streamers/Campaigns

Lexington 19 April 1775

Ticonderoga 10 May 1775

Boston 17 June 1775-17 March 1776

Quebec 28 August 1775-3 July 1776

Charleston 28-29 June 1776; 29 March-12 May 1780

Long Island 26-29 August 1776

Trenton 26 December 1776

Princeton 3 January 1777

Saratoga 2 July-17 October 1777

Brandywine 11 September 1777

Germantown 4 October 1777

Monmouth 28 June 1778

Savannah 29 December 1778; 16 September-10 October 1779

Cowpens 17 January 1781

Guilford Court House 15 March 1781

Yorktown 28 September-19 October 1781

=War of 1812=

6 Streamers/Campaigns

Canada 18 June 1812-17 February 1815

Chippewa 5 July 1814

Lundy's Lane 25 July 1814

Bladensburg 17-29 August 1814

McHenry 13 September 1814

New Orleans 23 September 1814-8 January 1815

=Mexican War=

10 Streamers/Campaigns

Palo Alto 8 May 1846

Resaca de la Palma 9 May 1846

Monterey 21 September 1846

Buena Vista 22-23 February 1847

Vera Cruz 9-29 March 1847

Cerro Gordo 17 April 1847

Contreras 18-20 August 1847

Churubusco 20 August 1847

Molino del Rey 8 September 1847

Chapultepec 13 September 1847

=Civil War=

Ironically, it was 40 years before a campaign medal would be authorized. Today, it is only days after, and sometimes even during a conflict, when a campaign medal is authorized.

There are 25 Streamers/Campaigns authorized.{{cite web|title=Listing of the Campaigns of the U.S. Army Displayed on the Army Flag|url=http://www.history.army.mil/html/reference/campaigns.html#civ_war|website=U.S. ARMY CENTER OF MILITARY HISTORY|accessdate=June 2, 2014|date=March 13, 2014}}

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SumterApril 12 - 13, 1861
Bull RunJuly 16 - 22, 1861
Henry & DonelsonFebruary 6 - 16, 1862
Mississippi RiverFebruary 6, 1862 - July 9, 1863
PeninsulaMarch 17 - August 3, 1862
ShilohApril 6 - 7, 1862
ValleyMay 15 - June 17, 1862
ManassasAugust 7 - September 2, 1862
AntietamSeptember 3 - 17, 1862
FredericksburgNovember 9 - December 15, 1862
MurfreesboroughDecember 26, 1862 - January 4, 1863
ChancellorsvilleApril 27 - May 3, 1863
GettysburgJune 29 - July 3, 1863
VicksburgMarch 29 - July 4, 1863
ChickamaugaAugust 16 - September 22, 1863
ChattanoogaNovember 23 - 27, 1863
WildernessMay 4 - 7, 1864
AtlantaMay 7 - September 2, 1864
Spotsylvania8-21 May 1864
Cold HarborMay 22 - June 3, 1864
PetersburgJune, 1864 - April 2, 1865
ShenandoahAugust 7 - November 28, 1864
FranklinNovember 17 - 30, 1864
NashvilleDecember 1 - 16, 1864
AppomattoxApril 3 - 9, 1865

=Indian Wars=

14 Streamers/Campaigns

Miami January 1790-August 1795

Tippecanoe 21 September-18 November 1811

Creeks 27 July 1813-August 1814; February 1836-July 1837

Seminoles 20 November 1817-31 October 1818; 28 December 1835-14 August 1842; 15 December 1855-May 1858

Black Hawk 26 April-20 September 1832

Comanches 1867-1875

Modocs 1872-1873

Apaches 1873; 1885-1886

Little Big Horn 1876-1877

Nez Perces 1877

Bannocks 1878

Cheyennes 1878-1879

Utes September 1879-November 1880

Pine Ridge November 1890-January 1891

=War with Spain=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Santiago 22 June-11 July 1898

Puerto Rico 25 July-13 August 1898

Manila 31 July-13 August 1898

=China Relief Expedition=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Tientsin 13 July 1900

Yang-tsun 6 August 1900

Peking 14-15 August 1900

=Philippine Insurrection=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Manila 4 February-17 March 1899

Iloilo 8-12 February 1899

Malolos 24 March-16 August 1899

Laguna de Bay 8-17 April 1899

San Isidro 12 April-30 May 1899; 15 October-19 November 1899

Zapote River 13 June 1899

Cavite 7-13 October 1899; 4 January-9 February 1900

Tarlac 5-20 November 1899

San Fabian 6-19 November 1899

Mindanao 4 July 1902-31 December 1904; 22 October 1905

Jolo 1-24 May 1905; 6-8 March 1906; 6 August 1906; 11-15 June 1913

=Mexican Expedition=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Mexico 1916-1917 14 March 1916-7 February 1917

=World War I=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Cambrai 20 November-4 December 1917

Somme Defensive 21 March-6 April 1918

Lys 9-27 April 1918

Aisne 27 May-5 June 1918

Montdidier-Noyon 9-13 June 1918

Champagne-Marne 15-18 July 1918

Aisne-Marne 18 July-6 August 1918

Somme Offensive 8 August-11 November 1918

Oise-Aisne 18 August-11 November 1918

Ypres-Lys 19 August-11 November 1918

St. Mihiel 12-16 September 1918

Meuse-Argonne 26 September-11 November 1918

Vittoria Veneto 24 October-4 November 1918

=World War II=

38 Campaigns/Streamers

There are three theaters considered with this war.

==American Theater==

1 Campaign/Streamer

Antisubmarine 7 December 1941-2 September 1945

==Asiatic-Pacific Theater==

21 Campaigns/Streamers

Philippine Islands 7 December 1941-10 May 1942

Burma, 1942 7 December 1941-26 May 1942

Central Pacific 7 December 1941-6 December 1943

East Indies 1 January-22 July 1942

India-Burma 2 April 1942-28 January 1945

Air Offensive, Japan 17 April 1942-2 September 1945

Aleutian Islands 3 June 1942-24 August 1943

China Defensive 4 July 1942-4 May 1945

Papua 23 July 1942-23 January 1943

Guadalcanal 7 August 1942-21 February 1943

New Guinea 24 January 1943-31 December 1944

Northern Solomons 22 February 1943-21 November 1944

Eastern Mandates 31 January-14 June 1944

Bismarck Archipelago 15 December 1943-27 November 1944

Western Pacific 15 June 1944-2 September 1945

Leyte 17 October 1944-1 July 1945

Luzon 15 December 1944-4 July 1945

Central Burma 29 January-15 July 1945

Southern Philippines 27 February-4 July 1945

Ryukyus 26 March-2 July 1945

China Offensive 5 May-2 September 1945

==European-African-Middle Eastern Theater==

16 Campaigns/Streamers

Egypt-Libya 11 June 1942-12 February 1943

Air Offensive, Europe 4 July 1942-5 June 1944

Algeria-French Morocco 8-11 November 1942

Tunisia 17 November 1942-13 May 1943

Sicily 9 July-17 August 1943

Naples-Foggia 18 August 1943-21 January 1944 (Air); 9 September 1943-21 January 1944 (Ground)

Anzio 22 January-24 May 1944

Rome-Arno 22 January-9 September 1944

Normandy 6 June-24 July 1944

Northern France 25 July-14 September 1944

Southern France 15 August-14 September 1944

Northern Apennines 10 September 1944-4 April 1945

Rhineland 15 September 1944-21 March 1945

Ardennes-Alsace 16 December 1944-25 January 1945

Central Europe 22 March-11 May 1945

Po Valley 5 April-8 May 1945

=Korean War=

10 Campaigns/Streamers

UN Defensive 27 June-15 September 1950

UN Offensive 16 September-2 November 1950

CCF Intervention 3 November 1950-24 January 1951

First UN Counteroffensive 25 January-21 April 1951

CCF Spring Offensive 22 April-8 July 1951

UN Summer-Fall Offensive 9 July-27 November 1951

Second Korean Winter 28 November 1951-30 April 1952

Korea, Summer-Fall 1952 1 May-30 November 1952

Third Korean Winter 1 December 1952-30 April 1953

Korea, Summer 1953 1 May-27 July 1953

=Vietnam=

17 Campaigns/Streamers

Advisory 15 March 1962-7 March 1965

Defense 8 March-24 December 1965

Counteroffensive 25 December 1965-30 June 1966

Counteroffensive, Phase II 1 July 1966-31 May 1967

Counteroffensive, Phase III 1 June 1967-29 January 1968

Tet Counteroffensive 30 January-1 April 1968

Counteroffensive, Phase IV 2 April-30 June 1968

Counteroffensive, Phase V 1 July-1 November 1968

Counteroffensive, Phase VI 2 November 1968-22 February 1969

Tet 69 Counteroffensive 23 February-8 June 1969

Summer-Fall 1969 9 June-31 October 1969

Winter-Spring 1970 1 November 1969-30 April 1970

Sanctuary Counteroffensive 1 May-30 June 1970

Counteroffensive, Phase VII 1 July 1970-31 June 1971

Consolidation I 1 July-30 November 1971

Consolidation II 1 December 1971-29 March 1972

Cease-Fire 30 March 1972-28 January 1973

=Armed Forces Expeditions=

17 Campaigns/Streamers

Dominican Republic 28 April 1965-21 September 1966

Grenada 23 October-21 November 1983

Panama 20 December 1989-31 January 1990

=Armed Forces Expeditions=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Dominican Republic 28 April 1965-21 September 1966

Grenada 23 October-21 November 1983

Panama 20 December 1989-31 January 1990

=Southwest Asia=

3 Campaigns/Streamers

Defense of Saudi Arabia 2 August 1990-16 January 1991

Liberation and Defense of Kuwait 17 January-11 April 1991

Cease-Fire 12 April 1991-30 November 1995

=Kosovo=

2 Campaigns/Streamers

Kosovo Air Campaign 24 March - 10 June 1999

Kosovo Defense Campaign 11 June 1999 - (Closing date to be determined)

=War on Terrorism=

12 Campaigns/Streamers

==Afghanistan==

5 Campaigns/Streamers

Liberation of Afghanistan 11 September 2001 - 30 November 2001

Consolidation I 1 December 2001 - 30 September 2006

Consolidation II 1 October 2006 -30 November 2009

Consolidation III 1 December 2009 – 30 June 2011

Transition I 1 July 2011 – (Closing date to be determined, not authorized for display)

==Iraq==

7 Campaigns/Streamers

Liberation of Iraq 19 March 2003 - 1 May 2003

Transition of Iraq 2 May 2003 - 28 June 2004

Iraqi Governance 29 June 2004 - 15 December 2005

National Resolution 16 December 2005 – 9 January 2007

Iraqi Surge 10 January 2007 -31 December 2008

Iraqi Sovereignty 1 January 2009 – 31 August 2010

New Dawn 1 September 2010 – 31 December 2011

Post Script

This list is certain to grow. I started this page in October of 2012. My intent was to start a list of interest, to share with other. I welcome your assistance as I learn, just as I am willing to aid you in your study.

Travels


Create Your Own Visited States Map

Pop Culture

For the less serious side of me, here are a couple pages for movies, TV and the like:

:: Star Trek Films and TV

:: DC Commics Films and TV

:: Marvel Films and TV

:: Comic Connections -- Marvel and DC Comics