Mr. Redding will discuss the role of Oswego’s own 147th NY Volunteers in the Civil War with particular emphasis on the individual stories of several individual soldiers. This regiment mustered in on September 22, 1862, mustered out on June 7, 1865 and was active in the defenses of Washington, north of the Potomac. During its service, the 147th lost 11 officers, 336 enlisted men to disease, battle and other causes. […]
The annual encampment of the French and Indian War will take place at Fort Ontario State Historic Site on Aug. 29 from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Aug. 30 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. The sights, sounds, and smells of camp and garrison life will greet visitors as they visit camps of British, French and Native American troops and warriors who fought each other on these ground in the 1750s. […]
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