Month: June 2018

Featured page of the day: A. A. Rhodes, b: 1862, of Dane Co., WI

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A. A. Rhodes, b: 1862, of Dane Co., WI: The Back Rhodes of Our Genealogy

A. A. Rhodes, (deceased), was born in Madison, Dane county, April 23. 1862. died August 17, 1898. He was the son of James Rhodes, a butcher by trade, and one of the early settlers of Madison. He married Miss Katie Evarts, daughter of Leeman and Mary (Cole) Evarts.

Source: rhodesfamily.org/bio_a_a_rhodes.php

Revolutionary War Vocabulary

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Here are two examples taken from the post:

Aide-de-camp: a military officer acting as secretary and confidential assistant to a superior officer of general or flag rank.

Jaeger corps: in the German army, one belonging to a body of light infantry armed with rifles, resembling the chasseur of the French army. Sharpshooter. Also Yager and Jager.

Source: www.karenfurst.com/blog/revolutionary-war-vocabulary/