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Sep 1, 2022 · When Kearny cavalierly ignored an order to surrender and tried to ride away, a single bullet to the spine ended the life of a true fighting general. Despite his untimely death, this fearless, feisty warrior had managed to live 47 action-packed years.
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THE Kearneys are descended from Milesius, King of Spain, through the line of his son Heber. The founder of the family was Cormac Cas, son of Olliol Ollum, first absolute King of Munster, A. D. 177, and Sabia, daughter of Con of the Hundred Battles, King of Ireland, A. D. 148.
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May 2, 2022 · After a brief introduction and a contemporary tribute, we follow Kearny's letters from camp at Alexandria, through his advance on Manassas, the Peninsula Campaign, back to Manassas, and finally to the night before Chantilly. These letters are primarily to his wife Agnes and to his friend and lawyer Cortlandt Parker.
Apr 9, 2024 · Stations and Early Settlements in Kentucky. April 9, 2024 by Kentucky Genealogy. A father and son meticulously researched early Kentucky history in the 1800s. Lewis Collins spent two years studying, believing that understanding the land was key to understanding its history.
Fort Kearny was a historic outpost of the United States Army founded in 1848 in the Western United States during the middle and late 19th century. The fort was named after Colonel and later General Stephen Watts Kearny. [1] The outpost was located along the Oregon Trail near Kearney, Nebraska.
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Stephen Watts Kearny was born on August 30, 1794, in Newark, New Jersey. He was the youngest child of a large and prosperous Tory family whose fortunes suffered only temporary setbacks during the Revolutionary War.
