#ben haley

Ben Hanley fue confirmado por el equipo DragonSpeed para la primera carrera de la temporada en la IndyCar, la cual se llevará a cabo el 15 de marzo en San Petersburgo. En 2019 el piloto realizó tres carreras con el equipo, siendo su  mejor resultado una 18ª posición, justamente en este circuito.

El equipo ya había anunciado que llevará adelante un programa más largo en 2020, en el cual se…

#JohnHartford discovers some #genealogy for #EdHaley #Appalachia #history

Not too long after talking with Patsy, her son Scott sent me a copy of Ed’s genealogy, most of which came directly from Ed and Ella. “James Edward Haley was born in August and was the son of Milt and Imogene (Mullins) Haley,” the notes began. “He died February 4, 1951 in Ashland, KY. He married Martha Ella Trumbo, a daughter of William A. and Laura Belle (Whitt) Payne Trumbo. She was born July…

Antebellum #GuyandotteValley #fiddler #BenFrance is profiled. #Appalachia #WestVirginia #music #history #amwriting

Around that same time, Brandon located a picture of Ben France in a newsletter called High Notes: Mountain Music from West Virginia (1996). France was the most famous fiddler in the Guyandotte Valley during the 1850s. He may have been acquainted with Ed’s grandfather, Ben Haley, or even influenced Milt or Ed.

“These are the ‘Old Soldier Fiddlers’ – two Union, two Confederate – who toured the…

The Clones Are Coming

The story of #BenHaley, #Union veteran and grandfather to #EdHaley, is concluded. #Appalachia #history #writing

On March 20, 1865, Captain Benjamin R. Haley wrote West Virginia Governor Arthur I. Boreman about his capture the previous fall, the disbanding of his independent company of scouts and of his desire to join Captain James H. Ferguson’s Cabell County Scouts.

#CivilWar captain #BenHaley is captured by #Confederates in #WayneCounty, #WestVirginia. #Appalachia #history #writing

On August 30, 1864, Captain Benjamin R. Haley wrote a letter to West Virginia Governor Arthur I. Boreman:

Sir I have the Honor of reporting to you the Success and condition of my company I have Lost no men tho there is Some ten cases of Sickness in my…

A look at the #CivilWar service of Ben Haley continues, including his correspondence with the #WestVirginia #governor. #history #writing

On June 8, 1863, Benjamin R. Haley and his son James enlisted for one year of service in the 45th Kentucky Volunteer Mounted Infantry. The 45th was organized in the summer of 1863 as a battalion (four companies) whose purpose it was the protect the…

#BenjaminHaley, Union veteran of the #CivilWar, is profiled. #fiddling #history #amwriting

Benjamin R. Haley – Milt Haley’s father – was one of the most ardent Unionists in Wayne County (West) Virginia during the Civil War. He served in at least two companies of infantry (one in West Virginia and one in Kentucky), one company of militia, and…