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John Beck Blenheim Signature 1

John Beck's 1st signature on the wall in the attic of Blenheim House, Fairfax, Virginia.

John Beck Blenheim Signature 2

John Beck's 2nd signature on the wall in the attic of Blenheim House, Fairfax, Virginia.

John Beck Blenheim Signature 3

John Beck's 3rd signature on the wall in the attic of Blenheim House, Fairfax, Virginia.

John Beck Blenheim Signature 4

John Beck's 4th signature on the wall in the attic of Blenheim House, Fairfax, Virginia.

Map of Military Service

This is a map highlighting the movement and action of the 29th New York Regiment in the Civil War.

Post-War Residences

This is a map showing John Dailinger's reported residences following his service.

Germany to USA map

This is a screenshot of a map showing that John Dailinger traveled from Germany to the United States.

Widow's Pension Certificate

Mary Dailinger's Widow's Pension certificate

Malvern Hill Map

Shows the area of eastern Henrico County, Va., where the battle of Malvern Hill was fought. The landscape gave the Union forces a strong natural position from which to fend off the Confederate attack.

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

Muster Roll for NY 44 that shows when Horace was absent because he was in the hospital

States that he was sick in the Philadelphia Hospital between September 1862 and Feburary 1863. He returned to the unit on Feburary 3

Certificate of Death

Certificate of Death

Addie's Death Certificate

Addie's Certificate of Death

Consider Flower's Graffiti

Consider Flower's graffiti at Blenheim House - his signature and his unit, the 1st Michigan Cavalry

Reviews the book `Custer and His Wolverines: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865,' by Edward G. Longacre.

Quote from a review of the book "Custer and His Wolverines: The Michigan Cavalry Brigade, 1861-1865,' by Edward G. Longacre."

America's First Social Security System: The Expansion of Benefits for Civil War Veterans

Skopcol describes the nature, development and allocation of the American government's Civil War pension system and argues that its expansion was partially a reflection of 19th-century American politics

Death Certificate for Julia C. Dailinger

Death Certificate for John's daughter, Julia C. Dailinger

Letter from Horace's physician to the Pension Office that verifies Horace's cause of death and claims that his death was a result of his war injury

Horace died of bowel inflammation due to an attack of colic. Thorne wrote Horace prescriptions for colic attacks over the last five or six years of his life. Horace told Thorne that he never had any colic attacks until after he recovered from the…

Letter from Horace's physician to the Pension Office that verifies Horace's cause of death and claims that his death was a result of his war injury

Horace died of bowel inflammation due to an attack of colic. Thorne wrote Horace prescriptions for colic attacks over the last five or six years of his life. Horace told Thorne that he never had any colic attacks until after he recovered from the…

Letter from Horace's physician to the Pension Office that verifies Horace's cause of death and claims that his death was a result of his war injury

Horace died of bowel inflammation due to an attack of colic. Thorne wrote Horace prescriptions for colic attacks over the last five or six years of his life. Horace told Thorne that he never had any colic attacks until after he recovered from the…

Letter from a pension agent that informs the Commissioner of Pensions that Horace has been dropped from his pension because he died

The letter is addressed to W. W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions at the US Pension Agency.

Desdemona and Levi Robinson

Picture of Milon Robinson's parents: Levi and Desdemona.

Jasper Robinson

Picture of Jasper Robinson, Milon's brother.

Massaponax Baptist Church, 1864

A series of images of Massaponax Church, and a council of war involving General Grant.

Birth Certificate for Henry Peter Dailinger

This is the birth certificate for the Henry Dailinger, son of John Dailinger.

Birth Certificate for Francis Dailinger

This is a birth certificate for Francis Dailinger, son of John Dailinger

Birth Certificate for Annie Dailinger

This is a birth certificate for Annie Dailinger, daughter of John Dailinger

John Dailinger Death Certificate

Death Certificate for John Dailinger

A letter from a pension agent that informs the Commissioner of Pensions that Horace has been dropped from his pension because he died

The letter is addressed to W. W. Dudley, Commissioner of Pensions at the US Pension Agency.

1850 Census

1850 census showing the names of Milon Robinson's parents, siblings, and grandparents.

1860 Census

1860 census showing Milon Robinson's parents, brothers, and grandparents.

Marriage Record for Sidney Flower and Lucy Pinkham

Sidney Flower, residence New York City, occupation crayon artist, age 38 & Lucy Pinkham, residence Lake City, New Hampshire, age 40

Philadelphia City Directory 1872

Philadelphia City Directory 1872 listing John Dailinger as a baker.

Portrait of Addie Bolton

A photograph of Addie Bolton, taken when she was older

Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead

Photograph of Colonel Thornton F. Brodhead taken from the memoir of JH Kidd