Tag Archives: History

A Headstone for Captain John M Hoyt at Last

Posted on September 5, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Guest article from the Emerging Civil War blog:  the story of how the unmarked grave of a Civil War veteran was discovered and honored in Seattle.

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Far Beyond the Sounds of Battle: Seattle’s Civil War Legacy

Posted on September 4, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

This guest article by Richard Heisler of the Civil War Seattle project is reposted from the Emerging Civil War blog of June 29, 2021. A letter received in Seattle in 1863, telling of actions during the Civil War, was reprinted … Continue reading →

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Honoring a Civil War Veteran

Posted on August 16, 2021 by Wedgwood in Seattle History

Although Washington State did not send troops to the Civil War (1861-1865), after the war veterans from all over the USA chose to come to the Pacific Northwest to start new lives. Cemeteries all around the Seattle area contain graves … Continue reading →

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