Monthly Archives: December 2012

Elisha Hunt Rhodes, as Officer, Sees Action at Antietam and Fredericksburg

(This essay was originally published in the Newport Daily News on December 17, 2012, as “Soldier’s Words Still Haunting.”  The second half of 1862, 150 years ago, saw some momentous events in the life of Elisha Hunt Rhodes, a Civil … Continue reading

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Integrity

(This address was given to the Portsmouth Abbey School community at the Veteran’s Day commemoration, November 9, 2012.) Ladies and gentlemen, I have the honor of addressing you in this Veteran’s Day Commemoration, probably my last one with you. So … Continue reading

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