Brief Life History of Charles A.
When Charles A. Osmer was born in 1836, in Gainesville, Gainesville, Wyoming, New York, United States, his father, John P Osmer, was 30 and his mother, Abigail Pettis, was 34. He died on 6 August 1863, in Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States, at the age of 27, and was buried in Vicksburg National Cemetery, Vicksburg, Warren, Mississippi, United States.
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- Charles A. Osmer, "Find A Grave Index"
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1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
1841
Historical Boundaries 1841: Wyoming, New York, United States
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
Name Meaning
English (Kent) and North German: from an Old English and ancient Germanic personal name composed of Old English, Old Saxon ōs ‘god’ + Old English mǣr, Old Saxon mere ‘famous’ (Middle English Osmer).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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