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It went on to take part in every significant battle in the war in the East from 1861 to 1864. In remarkable detail, Wright describes the fighting at Bull Run, the Peninsula Campaign, Antietam, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, the New York draft riots, and Bristoe Station. The most grueling battle for the First was Gettysburg. Detached from the main body of its regiment, Company F missed the bloody fighting on July 2 when the First lost 82 percent of its men in a suicidal attack. But the next day, Company F and the remnant of the First helped stop Pickett's Charge. The First's sacrifice inspired Gen.
Henry Herrick (ca.1604-1671) emigrated in 1629 from England to Salem, Salem, Massachusetts, and married Edith Laskin, settling in Beverly, Massachusetts. Descendants and relatives lived in New England, Ohio, Illinois and elsewhere. Includes ancestry to 1604 or earlier in England.
This ten-year supplement lists 10,000 titles acquired by the Library of Congress since 1976--this extraordinary number reflecting the phenomenal growth of interest in genealogy since the publication of Roots. An index of secondary names contains about 8,500 entries, and a geographical index lists family locations when mentioned.
Vincent Beckley Roberts was born 12 May 1901 in Racine, Wisconsin. His parents were Frank Mason Roberts (1859-1945) and Mary Helen Conroe (1872-1945). Traces descendants of his immigrant ancestors on several lines. Most of his ancestors came from England and settled in Massachusetts and Connecticut.
John Beach, the original ancestor, was born in England and died in Connecticut. Stephen Beach, of the 5th generation, was born in Pennsylvania and died in Ohio in 1835. Although many are found throughout the United States, many also moved into Texas.