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Buffalo’s Gunners: Bayard Wilkeson, Michael Wiedrich & the Battle of Gettysburg

Not many units from Western New York were present during the Battle of Gettysburg. But two artillery officers left a legacy—in very different ways.

Ten Paces in the Wilderness: Hamilton, Burr, Morris and the Holland Land Purchase

The history of Western New York’s European settlement is fraught with interconnected events and relationships, including some between several well-known characters.

For I Never Would Have Surrendered: The 1886 Fenian Invasion of Canada

After fighting to preserve the Union in the American Civil War, hundreds of Irish immigrants were eager to win their homeland's freedom from the United Kingdom. Although the Fenian Brotherhood failed in its mission to capture Canada, the cross-border raids would have a lasting impact.

Colonel Cyrenius Chapin: The Brave Soldier, The Good Citizen, The Honest Man

As a medical doctor and a military colonel, Cyrenius Chapin's reputation often preceded him along the Niagara Frontier. Erie County Historian Doug Kohler looks at the influential character.

At the Point of the Bayonet! The British Capture of Fort Niagara

In the War of 1812 the British successfully attacked Fort Niagara in the middle of winter. They retained the American garrison flag as a war trophy.

"The Handsomest Country Club House"

Getting the Auto Club of Buffalo on the road in Clarence during the early days of motoring.

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