Fen L Smith [as you find him listed, full name 'Fennimore'], entered service January 18, 1864. Enlisted into Com A, 23rd WI Infantry from Westport, WI. Transferred to 35th WI Infantry, 7-1-1865, from Co A, 23rd WI Infantry. Mustered out of service 3-15-1866. Engagements: Sabin Cross Roads, LA, Cane River Crossing, LA, Alexandria Skirmishes [near], LA, Jackson, LA, Spanish Fort, AL, and Fort Blakely, AL.
The 1800s where the end of the industrial revolution and the birth of scientists.
The Industrial Revolution began around 1760 and ran through the 1840's. Then began the birth of the profession of science. Louis Pasteur, Charles Darwin, Michael Faraday, Thomas Edison, and Nikola Te...
Old photos of different types of transportation - trains, planes, automobiles, and more - as well as the people who piloted them.
Of air, water, and land, only flying through the air had eluded humans for millennia. Wheels on carts as well as river boats are known to have been used since 3500 B.C. But since that time - especiall...