Pine Grove Cemetery in Lynn, Massachusetts: Two Other Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients Buried There

Besides John G.B. Adams, there are two other Civil War Medal of Honor Recipients buried at Pine Grove Cemetery.

BENJAMIN FRANKLIN FALLS

He was with Adams' 19th Massachusetts and received his Medal of Honor for action on the third day of the Battle of Gettysburg where he captured a Confederate battle flag.  Later, he was mortally wounded at the Battle of Spottsyvania and died on May 12. 1864.

WILLIAM B. POOLE

Sailor on the USS Kearsarge who received his Medal of Honor for gallantry while he was a quartermaster and steering the ship at the helm in its fight with the CSS Alabama.

--Old Secesh

Congress Gives Thanks-- Part 3: Union Naval Officers

Congress also gave its thanks to these Union naval officers:

**  Admiral David G. Farragut

**  Admiral David D. Porter

**  John L. Worden, who commanded the USS Monitor in its epic battle with the CSS Virginia.

**  Captain John A. Winslow, commanded the USS Kearsarge in its battle with the CSS Alabama.

--Old Secesh

Seven New US Sloops-of-War

From the June 7th Long Rewind Blog.

The June 7, 1861, Richmond Daily Dispatch reported on the seven new sloops-of-war authorized by the last Federal Congress as to their names and where they were to be built.

NEW HAMPSHIRE, KEARSARGE, OSSIPEE-- to be built at Portsmouth
HOUSATONIC, WACHUSETT-- to be built at Boston
ADIRONDACK-- to be built at New York
JUNIATA, TUSCARORA-- to be built at Philadelphia

Of course, the Kearsarge sank the Alabama and the Housatonic was sunk by the submarine Hunley.

The Build-Up begins. --Old B-Runner

Running the Blockade: Kearsarge Model-- Fort Fisher Shell

Some New News About an Old War.

Got some money laying around?


1. KEARSARGE MODEL-- Got $400? Amazon has a 35-inch long model of the the ship that sank the CSS Alabama for cheap compared to other Civil War models, a cool $400. It is 1:100 inch scale.


2. FORT FISHER SHELL-- On eBay, a medium-sized portion of an exploded artillery shell with a verbal history that it was dug up at Fort Fisher in the 1950s. It weighs just over five pounds.

the owner bought a box of shell fragments from Rebel Relics, described as a reputable dealer. The number 52 is painted on it, possibly the date it was dug.

The seller also goes on to say that Fort Fisher artifacts are hard to find and expensive. Bidding starts at 99 cents.

Hey, I'd Like One of These. --Old B-Runner

John H. Winslow, USN-- Hero of the Kearsarge

I came across an interesting blog about people buried in Boston's Forest Hills Cemetery. One of those is noted Civil War Navy man, John H. Winslow, who commanded the USS Kearsarge in its battle against the CSS Alabama.

Winslow was born in Wilmington, NC, but had New England ancestry. He entered the Navy in 1827 and fought in the Mexican War. In 1863, he took command of the USS Kearsarge and in 1864 was involved in the famous one hour twenty minute fight with the Confederate Raider Alabama off Cherbourg, France.

Of the 370 projectiles fired at the Kearsarge, only 28 struck. One 100-pdr shell exploded in the smokestack and another shell struck and became lodged in the sternpost and was allowed to remain there for the rest the ship's career. Only three men on the Kearsarge was injured. It fired 173 shells at the Alabama.

Because of the victory, Winslow was promoted to commodore and he became a rear admiral in 1870.

He died in Roxbury soon after retirement while living on Kearsarge Street, so named after his ship. His coffin was draped with the ship's battle flag. The Winslow family plot is on Orange Path and a huge boulder on it is from Mount Kearsarge, New Hampshire.

From Forest Hills Educational Trust, http://foresthillstrust.blogspot.com.

A Real Hero. --Old B-Runner