Historiographical Significance noun: historiographythe study of historical writing.the writing of history.Origin mid 16th century: via medieval Latin from Greek historiographia, from historia ‘narrative, history’ + -graphia ‘writing’.Oxford Languages Continuing with our study of Edward Davis, US Army cavalry officer, military […]
Biographical Profile A US Army cavalry officer, serving from the Spanish-American War until just before WW2, Edward Davis isn’t a household name. For those interested in the history of US military horse equipment, his name is one that should be […]
In the rosters of influential US Army officers of the early 19th century, the name of Samuel Ringgold is held in high esteem. Reknowned for his work in introducing and development of light artillery in the US Army, he is […]
Thornton Grimsley was born on the 20th of August 1798 in Bourbon County, Kentucky where his father had recently immigrated to with his large family. Both his parents died before 1807, leaving a helpless family of eight children. After a […]