Harlan Whatley
My passion for history comes from growing up in Northern Louisiana. My dad used to take me to Mansfield, where the rebels staved off the Union army in the "War of Northern Agression." This led to other trips to Vicksburg, Mississippi, where the Confederates were not so successful. I studied English literature and political science at the College of Charleston in Charleston, SC, where I gained an appreciation for all things historic. Since then, I have visited several historic sites, houses, forts, museums and battlefields. I studied documentary video in graduate school in the Integrated Media Arts program at Hunter College of the City University of New York, where I received my MFA. My ancestors have fought in the pre-Colonial Wars, the American Revolution, the War of 1812, the American Civil War, World War I and World War II. I believe that history is the key to unlocking the future. After living in the New York City area for 19 years, currently, I currently reside in the historic district of Savannah, Georgia. I am a member of several hereditary, historical, military and patriotic organizations including:
* Coastal Georgia Historical Society
* Military Society of the War of 1812
* Order of the First World War
* Society of the Descendants of the Colonial Clergy
* Society of the Descendants of Washington's Army at Valley Forge
* Sons of the American Colonists
* Sons of the American Revolution - Marshes of the Glynn Chapter
* Sons of the Revolution - Savannah, Georgia
* Veteran Corps of Artillery State of New York
Latest Articles
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Lt. Col. Asa Bird Gardiner
An accomplished lawyer and soldier who had his Congressional Medal of Honor revoked, Gardiner coined the phrase "Reform be damned" when pundits criticized Tammany Hall.
May 18, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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Gen. Mansfield Lovell, CSA
Mansfield Lovell was a West Point educated engineer whose career as a Confederate general was tarnished by losing the port city of New Orleans to Admiral David Farragut.
Apr 16, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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Gen. Archibald Gracie, CSA
Archibald Gracie, Jr. was from a prominent New York City family that owned cotton interests in Mobile, AL. He attended West Point when Robert E. Lee was commandant.
Apr 12, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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More VCASNY History
Part II of the history of the Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York and the Military Society of the War of 1812.
Mar 13, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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Battle of Pell's Point (Pelham)
Led by Colonel John Glover and his regiment from Marblehead, Massachusetts, a small group of Continental soldiers managed to fight off the British at Pelham, New York.
Mar 5, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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The Tuskegee Airmen
African-American men from all over America became part of the "Tuskegee Experiment," an Army Air Corps program that created "The Tuskegee Airmen" fighter squadron.
Mar 2, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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NYC's Oldest Artillery Regiment
Part I of the history of the Veteran Corps of Artillery of the State of New York and the Military Society of the War of 1812.
Feb 19, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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79th New York "Highlanders"
The only kilted regiment to represent the Union Army in the American Civil War was comprised mostly of Scots and Scottish-Americans.
Feb 13, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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Field Marshall Paul von Hindenburg
Hindenburg was Weimar Germany's second president, after Freidrich Ebert, and he lead the nation through tough financial times. He appointed Adolf Hitler as Chancellor.
Feb 7, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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The Flying Tigers
During the summer of 1941, a group of American aviators known as the Flying Tigers prepared to face the Japanese Air Force in combat.
Jan 7, 2008
- Harlan Whatley
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