• Mail Steamer at the Crossroads of War

    By Published On: August 13th, 2025Categories: Civil War, Surname: Lewis, Uncategorized

    Henry Lewis, the Nashville, the First Naval Shot, and the Opening of the Civil War In the spring of 1861, the U.S. Mail Steamer Nashville was exactly what her name and registry claimed her to be — a civilian “packet” steamer, meaning a privately owned vessel that ran on a fixed schedule under contract to

  • The Search For the Parents of James Oakley Yerks, Died at Harpers Ferry, 1863

    By Published On: November 1st, 2020Categories: Civil War, Surname: Yerks

    There are several James Yerks born around the same time. They are: James Yerks BIRTH 16 AUG 1823 • Ossining, Westchester, New York, United StatesDEATH 9 OCT 1880 • Chappaqua, Westchester, New York, United StatesThis James died in the Civil War and is buried at the old Saint Mark's Cemetery in Mount Kisco (Next to