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The 128th NY Regiment & Columbia County Contributions to the Union Army

October 17, 2023 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Admiral Farragut’s Fleet Engaging the Rebel Batteries at Port Hudson, March 14th, 1863 during the Civil WarThe 128th New York Infantry Regiment was a volunteer regiment from Columbia and Dutchess Counties during the American Civil War. Formed in Hudson, New York, on September 5, 1862, by Colonel David S. Cowles, the regiment fought at the Siege of Port Hudson, Louisiana and was part of the Shenandoah Valley Campaign.

Over the course of the war, many of the regiment died or were taken prisoner and sent to the infamous Confederate Libby Prison. Colonel Cowles died with many of his men in battle at Port Hudson, while attempting to reopen the Mississippi River to the Union . [Read more…] about The 128th NY Regiment & Columbia County Contributions to the Union Army

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: 128th New York Infantry Regiment, Amenia, Ancram, Austerlitz, Beekman, Canaan, Chatham, Civil War, Claverack, Clermont, Clinton, Columbia County, Copake, DAR, Daughters of the American Revolution, Dover, Dutchess County, Fishkill, Gallatin, Germantown, Ghent, Greenport, Hendrick Hudson Chapter, Hillsdale, Hudson, Hudson Area Library, Hyde Park, LaGrange, Livingston, Milan, Military History, Mississippi River, New Lebanon, North East, Pawling, Pine Plains, Pleasant Valley, Poughkeepsie, Red Hook, Rhinebeck, Stanford, Stockport, Stuyvesant, Taghkanick, Valatie, Washington

1798 Quitman Parsonage Historic Sign Installed in Rhinebeck

June 5, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Museum of Rhinebeck HistoryThe Town of Rhinebeck in Dutchess County, NY celebrated the installation of a historical marker at Quitman House on May 28th.

The building served as the Parsonage for the minister serving St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Church, better known as the Stone Church, located next door. The parsonage is known today as Quitman House and was built in 1798 to house the minister, Reverend Frederick H. Quitman, D. D.

[Read more…] about 1798 Quitman Parsonage Historic Sign Installed in Rhinebeck

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley Tagged With: Cobleskill, Dutchess County, German-American History, Germantown, Livingston Manor, Palatines, Religious History, Rhinebeck, Rhinebeck Historical Society, Schoharie County, William Pomeroy Foundation

Comments Sought On Clermont State Historic Site Management Plan

May 8, 2022 by Editorial Staff Leave a Comment

Clermont State Historic SiteThe New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is developing a Master Plan and Environmental Impact Statement (MP/EIS) for Clermont State Historic Site, located in the Town of Germantown, Columbia County.

Interested parties will have the opportunity to contribute to the master planning process during an online public workshop to be held Thursday, May 12th, at 5:30 pm. [Read more…] about Comments Sought On Clermont State Historic Site Management Plan

Filed Under: Events, History, Hudson Valley - Catskills Tagged With: Clermont State Historic Site, Columbia County, Germantown, OPRHP, State Parks

The Palatine Printer & Three Scots Behind The First Amendment

June 20, 2021 by Jaap Harskamp Leave a Comment

Inscription of the First AmendmentCensorship is the official prohibition or restriction of any type of expression conceived as a threat to the sociopolitical or moral order. Attempts by the authorities to suppress freedom of the press in the American colonies were recurrent. These efforts would eventually lead to a confrontation at the Supreme Court in the case of New York v. John Peter Zenger in August 1735. [Read more…] about The Palatine Printer & Three Scots Behind The First Amendment

Filed Under: History, Hudson Valley - Catskills, Mohawk Valley, New York City Tagged With: First Amendment, German-American History, Germantown, Immigration, Legal History, Newspapers, NYS Constitution, Palatines, Political History, Publishing, Queen Ann, Saugerties, Schoharie Valley, Ulster County

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