A Tribute |
Corporal George H. Bay |
My Civil War Ancestors
Spanish American War Vet
World War II Veterans
Vietnam Vet
Origin of Veteran's Day
Civil War Links
My Civil War Ancestors
| Charles
*Abel, my G-g-grandfather
William Abel, brother to Charles Abel |
| Isaac
*Olds, my 3rd-Great Grandfather (See
Bio)
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| George Wilkinson, the uncle of Isaac *Olds (See Bio) |
| William Bay,
the brother of my G-g-grandfather
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| Perkins Allen Tenney (brother of Elizabeth *Tenney
Davis, my 3rd-Great Grandmother)
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Spanish American Veteran
| John Ludwigs, brother to my G-g-grandfather, John Heinrich Ludwigs |
World War II Vets
| George Henry Bay (pictured above), my father. |
| Charles Harry Gilligan, my husband's father. |
| Gene Leslie Bay, brother to George H. Bay. |
| Dean Lyle Bay, (twin to Gene, above), brother to George H. Bay. |
Vietnam Veterans in the family
| Ronald James Gilligan, son of Charles and Gladyese Gilligan |
The origin of Veteran's Day :
| In 1921, an
unknown World War I American soldier was buried in Arlington National Cemetery.
This site, on a hillside overlooking the Potomac River and the city of
Washington D.C., became the focal point of reverence for America's veterans.
Similar ceremonies occurred earlier in England and France, where an unkown soldier was buried in each nations' highest place of honor (in England, Westminster Abbey; in France, the Arc de Triomphe). These memorial gestures all took place on November 11, giving universal recognition to the celebrated ending of World War I fighting at 11 a.m., November 11, 1918 (the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11th month). The day became known as "Armistice Day". Armistice Day officially received its name in America in 1926 through a Congressional resolution. It became a national holiday 12 years later by similar Congressional action. If the idealistic hope had been realized that World War I was "the War to end all wars," November 11 might still be called Armistice Day. But only a few years after the holiday was proclaimed, war broke out in Europe. Sixteen and on-half million Americans took part. Four hundred seven thousand of them died in service, more that 292,000 in battle. |
Civil War Links
Civil War Clipart Gallery
The Siege of Petersburg
Poetry and Music of the War between the States
The Siege of Petersburg (In Verse)
The Blue and Grey This Web site contains information related to the U.S. war between the states. It features descriptive articles on the major battles of the war, a graphics section with civil war pictures and descriptions, and finally civil war statistics, links and letters.
"Reflections" |