Pointless Prize: Civil War History

[BicycleBeth]

@bikesnick 209777 wrote:

Apologies. I have removed the post and hashtag. My submission was based on the following line from Wikipedia:
“Married to Wyatt Lee at that time, she was identified as Mrs. Rebecca Lee by the school, where she was the only African American graduate. She was the country’s first African-American woman to become a formally-trained physician.”

I stand corrected, Bikesnick. Please keep the marker. Now that I knew to look for Wyatt Lee, I found a source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158775134/wyatt-lee

[AlanA]

@BicycleBeth 209778 wrote:

I stand corrected, Bikesnick. Please keep the marker. Now that I knew to look for Wyatt Lee, I found a source: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/158775134/wyatt-lee

Beth. I wasn’t trying to cause any issues for Bikesnick. I am somewhat amused at what he comes up with. Since bikedavid asked about how this information was being found, I was trying to explain how easy it was to come up with a lot of random stuff by doing a simple search.

Sorry if anyone thought I was trying to challenge anything. It’s only a game! And for people who don’t happen to live along a few major routes for troops movements, the street part can be tricky. I have to say that Jubal Early and JEB Stuart have come in handy for me!

[bikesnick]

Beth,
I have been trying to highlight people from the Civil War that might not be as well known as others. To find people, I have looked through records of Medal of Honor winners, nurses, spies, Underground Railroad conductors, etc. and then look for streets with those names. It has been very informative and I have learned that there are many interesting people who have accomplished much, that I never knew about. There were so many people, that for the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, I only chose African Americans. Similarly for March, I am choosing women. History always has been one of my least favorite subjects, but this has been an enjoyable challenge. Thank you for creating it.

[bikesnick]

[submitted on 12 March 2021]

Rebecca Lee was the first Black woman to receive a doctor of medicine degree in the US. During the Civil War she practiced in Boston, serving poor African American women and children. After the War, she worked in Richmond for the Freedmen’s Bureau* to provide care for freed enslaved people. In 2019, the Governor of Virginia declared 30 March (National Doctors Day) as the Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler Day.
* The Freedmen’s Bureau was a US government agency, post Civil War, to help with provisions and care of former enslaved people.

Lee Street (Falls Church, VA)
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[AlanA]

@bikesnick 209784 wrote:

Beth,
I have been trying to highlight people from the Civil War that might not be as well known as others. To find people, I have looked through records of Medal of Honor winners, nurses, spies, Underground Railroad conductors, etc. and then look for streets with those names. It has been very informative and I have learned that there are many interesting people who have accomplished much, that I never knew about. There were so many people, that for the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, I only chose African Americans. Similarly for March, I am choosing women. History always has been one of my least favorite subjects, but this has been an enjoyable challenge. Thank you for creating it.

I’m with you! I am not a big history buff either, but this game is really informative.

I did not notice that you only used African Americans for Feb. or only women for Mar. Thanks for pointing that out. That’s pretty amazing that you made that effort! I am just scrambling to find roads at this point.

[BicycleBeth]

@bikesnick 209784 wrote:

Beth,
I have been trying to highlight people from the Civil War that might not be as well known as others. To find people, I have looked through records of Medal of Honor winners, nurses, spies, Underground Railroad conductors, etc. and then look for streets with those names. It has been very informative and I have learned that there are many interesting people who have accomplished much, that I never knew about. There were so many people, that for the month of February, in honor of Black History Month, I only chose African Americans. Similarly for March, I am choosing women. History always has been one of my least favorite subjects, but this has been an enjoyable challenge. Thank you for creating it.

Super cool! I’m so thrilled to hear that you’re enjoying history in a new way. I had noticed that you seemed to be playing a special version of the street game so it’s cool to understand more about your approach.

Thank you for understanding about me not finding out about Rebecca Lee being married to Wyatt Lee from the sources I looked at.

Keep up the good work!

[consularrider]

White’s Ford on the Potomac.

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[Boomer Cycles]

#CivilWarMarker – Frederick Douglass Park
Downtown St Michaels MD, at corner of Talbot & Mill Streets.
Landscaped seating area and information kiosk about Frederick Douglass who lived as a slave in the St. Michaels area from 1833-1836.

Douglass wrote several autobiographies, notably describing his experiences as a slave in his Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave (1845), which became a bestseller, and was influential in promoting the cause of abolition, as was his second book, My Bondage and My Freedom (1855). Following the Civil War, Douglass remained an active campaigner against slavery and wrote his last autobiography, Life and Times of Frederick Douglass. First published in 1881 and revised in 1892, three years before his death, the book covers events both during and after the Civil War. Douglass also actively supported women’s suffrage, and held several public offices. Without his approval, Douglass became the first African-American nominated for Vice President of the United States as the running mate and Vice Presidential nominee of Victoria Woodhull, on the Equal Rights Party ticket.

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[bikesnick]

Francis Elizabeth Quinn was a soldier in the Union Army during the Civil War. She enlisted five separate times using different male names, including giving a false name as her true name when discharged. She even petitioned President Lincoln to allow her to remain in service. During her fifth time of enlistment, she was captured by the Confederates, attempted escape, was shot and discovered to be a woman in hospital. She was released in a prisoner exchange.

N. Quinn Street (Arlington, VA)
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[bikesnick]

Belle Reynolds was a nurse during the Civil War, including at the Battle of Shiloh. She traveled with her husband’s regiment for almost the entire war. For her service, the governor of Illinois awarded her the rank of major. After the war, she studied and practiced medicine, surgery and homeopathy.

Reynolds Street (Falls Church, VA)
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[bikesnick]

Mary Stevens Jenkins served as a soldier in the Civil War. She enlisted in a Pennsylvania regiment while still a schoolgirl, remained in the army two years, received several wounds, and was discharged without anyone ever realizing she was female.

Jenkins Lane (Falls Church, VA)
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[bikesnick]

Susie King Taylor, enslaved at birth in Georgia, escaped to an island controlled by Union forces and became the first Black teacher to openly teach freed African American students (children and adults) in Georgia and the first Black Army nurse. She served as a nurse and teacher in the 33rd USCT regiment, without pay. After the war, she was the first, and only, African American women to publish an account of her experiences during the Civil War.

Taylor Road (Falls Church, VA)
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[Boomer Cycles]

Private William A. Collins of Statesville, N.C., served in Company C of the 48th North Carolina Infantry Regiment from March 1862 until his death in December 1862. The collection is chiefly letters that William A. Collins sent to his family in Statesville, Iredell County, N.C. Collins’s letters discuss camp life; the Regiment’s first combat action against Union gun boats at City Point on the James River near Petersburg, Va., 16 June 1862; and actions in northern Virginia and Maryland in the course of which he was wounded and captured at the Battle of Antietam on 17 September 1862.

Liberty Cemetery is a 1/4 acre parcel originally deeded to Ebenezer Lodge No. 14, Sons and Daughters of Liberty for use as a graveyard in 1907 (Db X6:539). The cemetery and surrounding property was condemned by the Fairfax County School Board in 1965, displacing a small but vibrant Afro American community for a school that was never built. It is now located within Pine Ridge Park near Inova Fairfax Hospital.

Collins struggle wasn’t recognized until the 1990s, but it came too late to benefit his displaced descendants.

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[bikesnick]

Jessie Rupert, while living in pro-Confederacy Virginia during the Civil War, taught African Americans to read and write (which was illegal), flew the American flag, burned a Confederate flag, and cared for both Union and Confederate wounded soldiers.

Rupert Street (McLean, VA)
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[BicycleBeth]

Thank you everyone for playing the Civil War history game with such enthusiasm! We had 31 people participate and over a dozen regular players. I learned so many new things about the Civil War especially regarding the abolition movement, the Underground Railroad, and how the Civil War and Reconstruction changed Washington City long-term. I loved reading your posts and learning from your cycling adventures. As promised I have Audible “Great Course” prizes for the top 3 Civil War History players.

Congratulations to the winners!

#1 Matt Williams 529 points
#2 Alan Adams 433 points
#3 Cathy Miller 322 points
Honorable Mention: Glenn Glenn/Bikesnick, 194 points

As a reminder, here are the prizes:
The winners will each receive their choice of the following Audible audio books delivered electronically to their email. Check out the options online at Audible

1. The Great Courses: The American Civil War
2. The Great Courses: The History of the United States, 2nd Edition
3. Another Great Course on American history of your choice by one of these professors: Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, or Patrick N. Allitt

To get you your prize, I’ll need your email address and which Great Course you would like. I’ll message you on the forum to get your email address.

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