We traveled 26 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 8 days to reach the same place. Over the next 8 days, five members of Forlorn Hope would perish.…
We traveled 14 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 6 days to reach the same place. Stanton had become snowblind and exhausted. He’d traveled over 200 miles back…
Following is the account of Day 1 of the Forlorn Hope Expedition-12/16/20- We traveled 20 miles in one day, it took Forlorn Hope 4 days to reach the same place.…
A carriage-maker from Belleville, Illinois, William Eddy was born to Nathan Eddy and ? act. 1816 in Providence, Rhode Island Eddy is referred to as "William H. Eddy" in the literature of…
Daughter of Jeremiah Burns Murphy and Levinah W. Jackson, Sarah was born 04 Nov 1826 in Union County, SC Sarah Murphy Foster was one of the five young women who joined…
Daughter of Jeremiah Burns Murphy and Levinah W. Jackson, Harriet was born on 08 May 1828 in Union Co., SC Levinah Jackson Murphy’s second daughter, Harriet, was only 14 when…
William Foster was born on 25 Oct 1815 in Meadville, Crawford Co., PA to David Foster and Rebecca McFaddenHe was one of two male survivors of the Forlorn Hope. Both…
The photo above is of William McCutchen, husband of Amanda. We've not been able to locate a single photo of Amanda.Born abt. 1822 in Pettis Co., MO, Amanda married William…
Daughter of Franklin Ward Graves and Elizabeth Cooper, Mary Ann Graves was one of five women survivors of the Forlorn Hope (along with her sister Sarah).Born on 01 Nov 1826 in…
Sarah Graves was born in Dearborn County, IN on January 25th, 1825, the Daughter of Franklin Ward Graves and Elizabeth Cooper. Sarah originally did not plan to accompany her parents on their emigration to…