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William Googins
William Hayes Googins (August 20, 1838 – May 1, 1926) was a Union veteran of the American Civil War. He was a soldier in the 27th Maine Regiment known for its controversial, and later revoked, Medal of Honor, Medals of Honor. Biography William Googins was born on August 20, 1838, in Old Orchard now Old Orchard Beach, Maine. He was the seventh child and fourth son of Nathaniel Googins, Nathaniel Littlefield Googins (1798–1879) and Lucy Thurston (1803–1870). He spent most of his early life in Old Orchard. Googins enlisted in the Military volunteer, volunteer 27th Maine Regiment, 27th Maine Infantry Regiment as a private soldier, private in Company A, and was mustered into service on September 30, 1862. He was one of 300 or so people to remain in service after their term expired. After the war, William Googins married Priscilla Googins, Priscilla Libby Prescott (1848–1886) – a descendant of many royal families. Their union produced six children; * Maude Googins, Maude Luc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
American Civil War
The American Civil War (April 12, 1861 – May 26, 1865; also known by other names) was a civil war in the United States. It was fought between the Union ("the North") and the Confederacy ("the South"), the latter formed by states that had seceded. The central cause of the war was the dispute over whether slavery would be permitted to expand into the western territories, leading to more slave states, or be prevented from doing so, which was widely believed would place slavery on a course of ultimate extinction. Decades of political controversy over slavery were brought to a head by the victory in the 1860 U.S. presidential election of Abraham Lincoln, who opposed slavery's expansion into the west. An initial seven southern slave states responded to Lincoln's victory by seceding from the United States and, in 1861, forming the Confederacy. The Confederacy seized U.S. forts and other federal assets within their borders. Led by Confederate President Jefferson Davis, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
