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1876 was a very good year!
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- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
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This was also the year my ancestors arrived on Ellis Island!
Edited to add: MAybe it wasn't Ellis (ooops
<< <i>Yep, 100 years of independence.
This was also the year my ancestors arrived on Ellis Island! >>
Without which you would not be posting here.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC
<< <i>Yep, 100 years of independence.
This was also the year my ancestors arrived on Ellis Island! >>
The immigration center on Ellis Island did not start operations until January 1. 1892. So your honorable ancestors may have come in to this country through New York City, but it wasn't at Ellis Island.
Coin related trivia: The first immigrant to pass through Ellis Island was Annie Moore, a 15-year-old girl from County Cork, Ireland, on January 1, 1892. She received a greeting from officials and a $10.00 gold piece.
Wonder what ever happened to that Eagle? If I recall, the family kept it for some time, but its whereabouts become unknown sometime in the 1920s.
60 years into this hobby and I'm still working on my Lincoln set!
1876 was a very good year, except for Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and a couple hundred
of his troopers...
John
SFC, US Army (Ret.) 1974-1994
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<< <i>Really neat thread and eye candy.
1876 was a very good year, except for Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and a couple hundred
of his troopers...
John >>
I have read that had Custer triumphed over the Indians he was going to run for President.
Wasn't it a bit late to get the 1876 nomination?
Or didn't it take two years to get nominated back then?
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<< <i>Really neat thread and eye candy.
1876 was a very good year, except for Lieutenant Colonel George Armstrong Custer and a couple hundred
of his troopers...
John >>
I have read that had Custer triumphed over the Indians he was going to run for President.
Wasn't it a bit late to get the 1876 nomination?
Or didn't it take two years to get nominated back then?
Not sure whether this was a motivation, or not. For sure, Custer wanted to defeat them quickly so that the news
would be available at the Centennial Celebrations. Whether or not this would have led to a Presidential nomination
for the fall election is debatable, but a neat "what if." He was exceedingly popular at the time, although later history
has not been kind... He had never known defeat. If memory serves, he was on "probation" due to misbehavior, and
was lucky at being allowed to command his unit in this campaign against the Sioux and their Allies.
John
SFC, US Army (Ret.) 1974-1994
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<< <i>I have been getting interested in these types of medals but have no idea where to find them. Where can I find a nice selection? >>
Heritage , Stacks, Bowers and Merena and last but not least Flea Bay.
- Marcus Tullius Cicero, 106-43 BC