Charles Tuley was born in Farquier County, Virginia. He married Elizabeth Floyd, daughter of Col. William Floyd and Abadiah Davis Floyd of Amherst County, Virginia in about 1769. They had seven children. In about 1779, Charles Tuley migrated to Kentucky, probably in a company headed by his brother-in-law, Col. John Floyd. His wife and children joined him in Kentucky in the fall of 1783. He died in Jefferson County, Kentucky in about 1786. Descendants lived in Kentucky, Indiana, Illinois and elsewhere. Includes Lurton and related families.

Der jüdische Friedhof in Binswangen bei Wertingen wurde 1663 errichtet, danach mehrfach erweitert und mit einer Mauer umgeben. In der Nazi-Zeit wurden Friedhof und die Mauer fast vollständig abgeräumt. Die wenigen erhaltenen Steine gelangten erst nach jahrelangen Prozessen aus den Händen des lokalen Steinmetzes zurück an den Friedhof, wo sie meist ohne Zusammenhang neu aufgestellt wurden. Das zweisprachige Buch gibt die hebräischen Inschriften aller Grabsteine mit Übersetzungen und Fotos wieder und vermittelt anhand von Familiengeschichten und Zeitdokumenten, Einblicke von der mittelalterlichen Geschichte der Juden von Wertingen bis zum Ende der Binswanger Gemeinde, deren Nachkommen überall in der Welt ein Zuhause gefunden haben. The JEWISH CEMETERY of BINSWANGEN was established in 1663 and was several times enlarged. After the Nazis had destroyed the entire compound as well as the stone wall, it took yearlong court proceedings to prompt the local stone mason to give back the stolen tomb stones, which than were replaced at the reduced graveyard, however rather randomly. The bilingual (German-English) book has all Hebrew inscriptions along with translations and photos. From the widely unknown medieval history of Jews in neighboring Wertingen as well as family history, house registers and maps until the end of the Jewish community of Binswangen with offspring all over the world. German Jewish History in Bavarian Swabia

Lynda L. Crist, Associate Editor Mary S. Dix, Assistant Editor At the end of Volume 2 Jefferson Davis had left Congress to become a colonel in the First Mississippi Regiment. The first item in this volume is a speech as he prepares to leave on a riverboat to serve in the Mexican War. The years 1846 through 1848 see Davis play a conspicuous role in the war and in the subsequent political clashes and controversies over slavery. Volume 3 details Davis' first experience in battle as an officer of a regiment as well as his initial term as a U.S. senator. He received both praise and criticism for his leadership in Mexico. In 1847 he returned to Mississippi a wounded hero of national fame, refused a brigadier generalship, and took his place in the U.S. Senate. There are several items of correspondence with Zachary Taylor that shed light on Taylor's attitude toward the proposed nomination that would lead to his election as president in 1848. Davis' first wife was Taylor's daughter; and in spite of political and family differences the two men maintained a close friendship. In a major speech in July, 1848, Davis protested the formal prohibition of slavery from the Oregon Territory; he then voted for the Senate's compromise bill on Oregon. Volume 3 of The Papers of Jefferson Davis includes letters to and from Davis, his speeches in chronological order, and other documents, further illuminating Davis' character, opinions, philosophy, and personal relationships as well as continuing the development of his military career.

This biographical dictionary documents the Union army colonels who commanded regiments from Indiana, Kentucky and Tennessee. Entries are arranged first by state and then by regiment, and provide a biographical sketch of each colonel focusing on his Civil War service. Many of the colonels covered herein never rose above that rank, failing to win promotion to brigadier general or brevet brigadier general, and have therefore received very little scholarly attention prior to this work.

The fifth and final volume in the Colonels in Blue series, this book covers Civil War Union colonels who commanded regiments of the U.S. Colored Troops, the U.S. Regular Army, the U.S. Marine Corps and the U.S. Sharpshooters. Colonels who served as staff officers or with special units, such as the U.S. Veteran Volunteer Infantry, the U.S. Volunteer Infantry, the Veteran Reserve Corps and various organizations previously undocumented, are also included. Brief biographical sketches cover each officer's Civil War service, followed by pertinent details of their lives. Photographs are provided for most, many published for the first time. Rosters of the colonels in each category include those promoted to higher ranks whose lives are documented in other works.

From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War raged along the great rivers of the Ohio and Mississippi valleys. While various Civil War biographies exist, none have been devoted exclusively to participants in the Western river war as waged down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Red River, and up the Ohio, the Tennessee and the Cumberland. Based on the Official Records, county histories, newspapers and internet sources, this is the first work to profile personnel involved in the fighting on these great streams. Included in this biographical encyclopedia are Union and Confederate naval officers down to the rank of mate; enlisted sailors who won the Medal of Honor, or otherwise distinguished themselves or who wrote accounts of life on the gunboats; army officers and leaders who played a direct role in combat along Western waters; political officials who influenced river operations; civilian steamboat captains and pilots who participated in wartime logistics; and civilian contractors directly involved, including shipbuilders, dam builders, naval constructors and munitions experts. Each of the biographies includes (where known) birth, death and residence data; unit organization or ship; involvement in the river war; pre- and post-war careers; and source documentation. Hundreds of individuals are given their first historic recognition.