American History in Real Life
Movies in the past have often shown characters that were touched by historical events. Yet sometimes, the truth is often more fantastic than anything Hollywood can devise. These stories of real people show how the events of the past touched their lives. Some times the stories are dramatic, sometimes simple, but all in all they weave a tapesty of the richness of the American experience.-
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John Mason Norvell’s Civil War Memoir 7
John Mason Norvell, the son of Michigan U.S. Senator John Norvell (1789-1850) and his third wife, Isabella H. Norvell (1804-1873), was a career soldier. He prepared this memoir in 1866 His story continues: August 2, 1863 Assigned to duty, Third … Continue reading
Antietam
Lt Colonel John Mason Norvell, my great-uncle, son of U.S. Senator John Norvell of Michigan, fought in nearly every major battle in the Civil War. He fought in the Battle of Antietam, one of the bloodiest of the … Continue reading
At Gettysburg – Part I
Four of the six Norvell brothers in the Union Army fought in the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, considered to be the turning point in the Civil War. Freeman Norvell was on Culp’s Hill, and Edwin Forrest Norvell and Dallas Norvell … Continue reading
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