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While researching my book on St. Augustine during the Civil War I came across this short Thanksgiving remembrance. Written by Captain Albert W. Peck 17th Connecticut Co. D I think it shows the difficulties often faced by soldiers and their ingenuity in solving problems. I remember Thanksgiving Day we had no meat for dinner so I took my gun and went up the river a mile or so and killed six nice ducks and I brought them home and our cook had them picked and roasted for dinner and we had a grand dinner.*   Albert Peck was born on February 7, 1838 in Bridgeport, Connecticut to Jabez and Henriette Peck. According to the 1850 United States Census he had two sisters and a brother. By 1860 he was living as a boarder in the home of Anna Banks. He was employed as a clerk and had personal property worth $300. Peck enrolled in the 17th Connecticut Company D. According to the NPS Soldiers and Sailors website Peck enlisted as a First Sergeant in 1862. The 17th took part in battles at C...

Tolomato Talk 2013 Forgotten  Graveyards: St. Augustines Buried Cemeteries The Tolomato CemeteryPreservation Association is sponsoring a talk by Dr. Kathleen Deagan on the hidden First Spanish Period cemeteries of St Augustine. The event will be held on Sunday, November 17, 2013 at 3:00 pm at the Bishop Baker Center, located on the grounds of the Cathedral Parish School at 259 St George St. (between Bridge and St Francis Streets) in St Augustine. The cemeteries that are still visible in St. Augustine are only the most recent chapter in the history of the towns reverence for the deceased. Less well-know are the many hidden graveyards from St. Augustines First Spanish Period (1565-1763) that have been largely forgotten and obscured by development over the centuries.   At least six of these cemeteries have been located and studied by archaeologists and bioarchaeologists, and Dr. Deagans presentation will focus on what we have learned from their work over the past 75 years. ...

The Veterans Council of St. Johns County and The St. Augustine 450th  Military Commemoration Committee  is proud to announce a Presentation by LTC. ret. Gregory A. Moore, Florida National Guard Command Historian: The National Cemetery at St. Augustine - A Testament to Military History and Heroes   Tuesday, 19 November, at 7 PM   I n the Ringhaver Student Center , Virginia Room , at Flagler College   Public Invited - Free Program   Colonel Moore will be drawing from his newly published book Sacred Ground: The Military Cemetery at St. Augustine , the Nation’s oldest, and copies will be available after his talk for purchase and signature by the author. Call  823-0696 for questions. Gregory A. Moore   Biographical Data: Lt. Col (Ret.) Gregory A. Moore Gregory A,  Moore ( B.A. , U.S.  Military Academy , 1974: J.D., University  of Notre Dame Law School , 1982) is Command Historian of the Florida National Guard, where he has serve...