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John Burns, Republican Civilian Hero at the Battle of Gettysburg

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I salute,John Burns, born September 5th 1793. He served in the army during the War of 1812 and the Mexican War. During the Civil War, this patriot was a volunteer teamster with Union troops before being sent home to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania for being too old. First day of the great battle, Burns volunteered to fight the Confederates. Dressed in a blue coat, he took his place with the state’s 150th Infantry Regiment. He survived three wounds. His courage made him a national hero. President Lincoln, arriving to deliver the Gettysburg Address, thanked Burns for his service. They walked arm in arm to attend a Republican Party meeting. There is a statue of John Burns at the Gettysburg National Military Park. The GOP-controlled 38th Congress awarded him a pension. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To ...
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President Calvin Coolidge welcomed the Washington Nationals at the White House

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I commemorate Washington's baseball team visiting the President. September 1st 1924, Calvin Coolidge "shook hands with all of the players and told them that he was mighty proud of the showing the Nationals have made to date and was confident they would keep up their good work and return to the capital in October for the World Series." And they did. Coolidge spoke at a parade in their honor: "As the head of an enterprise which transacts some business and maintains a considerable staff in this town, I have a double satisfaction in welcoming home the victorious Washington baseball team. First, you bring the laurels from one of the hardest-fought contests in all the history of the national game. Second, I feel hopeful that with this happy result now assured it will be possible for the people of Washington gradually to resume interest in the ordinary...
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Democrats Massacred African-Americans in Clinton, Mississippi

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I denounce Democrat devilry. September 4th 1875, Slavery Party thugs in Clinton, Mississippi attacked a barbecue attended by more than a thousand Republicans. Murdered were five Blacks, including two children, and four Whites. Over the following days, Democrats hunted down and slaughtered another fifty Blacks. Some of the victims were tortured. Back to Basics for the Republican Party   explains that Democrats used the Ku Klux Klan and other terrorists groups to eradicate the GOP in southern states after the Civil War. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is  my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here is an Instagra...
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Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh, from New York Legislator to Union Army Colonel to Republican Congressman to Ambassador to Florida Supreme Court Justice

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I salute Robert Bruce Van Valkenburgh, born near Rochester, September 4th 1821. This eloquent attorney served one state house term as a Whig and two as a Republican.  In 1860, Van Valkenburg won election to the U.S. House of Representatives. He voted for the Thirteenth Amendment and the Freedmen’s Bureau. While in Congress, he organized various regiments and commanded an infantry regiment at Battle of Antietam. After two terms, Van Valkenburgh served as Ambassador to Japan. Returning home, settled at Jacksonville for the climate and planted citrus orchards. In 1874, a Republican governor named him to the Florida Supreme Court. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of t...
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the first Presidential State Dinner away from Washington

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I commemorate the first State Dinner away from Washington. September 3rd 1970, President Richard Nixon hosted Mexican President Gustavo Diaz Ordaz at the legendary Hotel del Coronado, near San Diego.  Nixon expressed appreciation for friendship between the two countries. He also predicted that "the name of Diaz Ordaz will always be honored in Mexico as one of Mexico’s great Presidents." Among the one thousand attendees were Lyndon Johnson, Ronald Reagan, Frank Sinatra and John Wayne. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the history of our party, the more Democrats will worry about the future of theirs. For more information, see www.grandoldpartisan.com .  Here is a YouTube Video about this article. Here i...
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Stewart Woodford, distinguished New York Republican Soldier and Statesman

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Grand Old Partisan celebrates more than seventeen decades of Republican heroes and heroics. Today, I salute Stewart Woodford, born in New York City, September 3rd 1835. This young Republican studied law after graduating from Columbia University. He supported Abraham Lincoln at the GOP’s 1860 national convention. The new President named him Assistant U.S. Attorney. During the Civil War, Woodford served as chief of staff to a general. He later commanded the 103rd U.S. Colored Infantry. His regiment of former slaves deployed to South Carolina and Georgia. Peace restored, Woodford was elected Lieutenant Governor and won a congressional term. The 1875 Civil Rights Act received his vote. Rutherford Hayes made him a U.S. Attorney.  William McKinley named him Ambassador to Spain. Back to Basics for the Republican Party is my civil rights history of the GOP. To quote the book: "The more we Republicans know about the ...
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