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Posted inBiographical Maritime & Naval History

Death of Commodore Rogers

Commodore John Rodgers, USN. By John Wesley Jarvis - National Gallery of Art

Commodore Rogers died at his residence in Philadelphia on Wednesday evening. He was buried on Thursday with naval and military honors of which we copy the following particulars as given in the Phila. Gazette:—

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Posted inLocal Histories US Civil War

August 9, 1861 – Abbeville in the War

Abbeville is doing her duty manfully in providing troops for the great struggle. She has four companies in Virginia, and two companies in Col. Orr's Regiment. A Cavalry company has…
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