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Posted on November 25, 2022 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Are you a history buff? Like the Period 1860 – 1885? Montana Indian Wars? Dakota Territory Gold Rush? Ordinary Soldier Tales from the Civil War? ” Rough Enough” It’s free – 25 Nov. 2022 to 29 Nov. 2022 Get the book! https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00HCQNBB0?tag=sa-sym-new-20&linkCode=osi&th=1&psc=1 “Rough Enough”… Continue Reading “Don’t Forget – Starts Today! 25 Nov. 2022! Free – Civil War and Frontier History – “Rough Enough””
Posted on December 9, 2019 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
You still have time, since I live on the west coast of the USA. it’s just past 4PM Pacific Standard Time and the Free Offer through Kindle Books for your PC, or Phone, etc., is still available until midnight PST. That’s still 8 hours… Continue Reading “8 Hours Left to Get a Free Copy of “Rough Enough””
Posted on July 19, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
As I look at pictures of the Grand Review in Washington DC following the end of the Civil War, I try to imagine what it must have been like to be either in the crowds watching on that day or on the stands, in… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” Set#11, Chapt 8: What Modern Spectacles compare to the Civil War Grand Review?”
Posted on June 28, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
“John Sherwin Clow, 1836 – 1909, and the Civl War, Compiled by Catherine Clow, his daughter by the second wife. Closed Stacks: University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, E476.69.C55 John Sherwin (Sher) Clow, was a Civil War Veteran and one of the older brothers of CW… Continue Reading “John Sherwin (Sher) Clow Civil War Vet. – Brother of Richard H. Clow”
Posted on March 14, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Lucia Shepardson was one of Richard Clow’s nieces. She is shown in a photo with the aging Richard Clow about 1920 when they travelled together through the Black Hills. Lucia was an amateur entomologist and in 1914 wrote a brief book (see photo) called… Continue Reading “Personalities related to Richard Clow – Lucia Shepardson, Author”
Posted on March 12, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Captain George J. Clow, first cousin of Richard Headley Clow, was both a full Captain in the British Royal Navy, as well as being the Paymaster-in-Chief to the Royal Navy. He first joined the Royal Navy in 1870 and rose through the ranks as… Continue Reading “Personalities related to Richard Clow: Sir George J. Clow, Capt. R.N., C.B. (1853 – 192?)”
Posted on March 12, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Captain David F. Clow II was the first son of the elder David F. Clow. He was also a career British Royal Navy man and famously was a member of the combined British and French forces that took the Chinese city of Canton in… Continue Reading “Personalities Related to Richard Clow: Capt, David F. Clow II, R.N., (1802 – 1885)”
Posted on March 9, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
David Ferinbaugh Clow was a paymaster or purser for the Royal Navy. He was the father of John Stevenet Clow, the father of Richard Headley Clow, the center of the book “Rough Enough,” a Civil and Indian War non-fiction book. David F. Clow entered… Continue Reading “Personalities from “Rough Enough” : David Ferinbaugh Clow (1779 – 1861)”
Posted on March 5, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Mary Bingham Clow -1870 Wedding Picture: Mary Bingham daughter of Lucius and Rebecca Bingham was born in 1853, just a few months after her father had dies in late 1852. The family home was in the Little Sioux, Iowa area and Rebecca Bingham fell… Continue Reading “Personalities from “Rough Enough” #2 – Mary Bingham Clow”
Posted on March 2, 2013 by Richard H. McBee Jr.
Born in Haverford West, Wales in 1810, John Stevenet Clow studied art and then left Wales to emigrate to Nova Scotia. There he married Agnes Louise Redman in 1831 and lived with her at her farm for a number of years. The farm, in… Continue Reading “John Stevenet Clow (Aug. 12, 1810 – Mar. 13, 1892: Father of Richard Headley Clow”
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