The first day of November 1861 was the last full day the nearly 1,000 soldiers of the 27th Massachusetts would be home. It was a time of farewell parties, gifts of swords, pistols and cash to the ...
Alexander Brydie Dyer was born in Richmond, Virginia, in 1815. He graduated sixth in his class from West Point in 1837. He was a soldier, inventor and capable administrator who would later become a ...
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