Friday, November 11, 2016

Veteran's Day: Alfred S. Cranmer

Thinking, on this Veteran's Day, of all those who have served our country like my great-great grandfather Alfred S. Cranmer (1838-1919). He served in the Civil War, was wounded in Antietam, MD, and later re-enlisted in the N.Y. Volunteer Cavalry.
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5 comments:

  1. Elgin BleeckerNovember 11, 2016 at 12:11 PM

    David - Great post. Thanks for sharing the photo and history.

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  2. Oscar CaseNovember 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM

    Nice pic after all these years. Thanks for elling us about your gr-gr-grandfather.

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  3. David CranmerNovember 16, 2016 at 5:30 AM

    Thank you for stopping by, Elgin.

    I always like returning to the past, Oscar.

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  4. Peter CollinsonDecember 4, 2016 at 3:44 PM

    Mr. Cranmer was wounded at Antietam, by all accounts one of the most hellish battles of a war with no shortage of them. Then he went on to re-enlist.
    That is a picture of a brave man.

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  5. David CranmerDecember 11, 2016 at 11:52 AM

    Yes, he was Peter. Thank you for saying and I'm very proud to be descended from him.

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