The English Civil Wars were a tumultuous time in British history, filled with bloodshed and discord. The conflict had been building up for years, with tensions running high between the monarchy and Parliament. A Parliament had operated in England since King John (buried in Worcester Cathedral) put his seal on the Magna Carte in 1215.

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Forbes Britton as a young second lieutenant in the 7th Regiment of Infantry. Forbes N. Britton, Jr. was my second cousin five times removed through my paternal grandmother. Renowned for his wit, humor, eloquence, and a sense of adventure, Forbes N. Britton, Jr. was born in 1812 in Clarksburg, Virginia. It is surmised that he

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William Robert C. Newell was my first cousin three times removed through my great, great-grandfather, James Harris Potts. William Robert C. Newell or Bert Newell, as his family and friends referred to him, was born in Mitchell County, Kansas, on July 9, 1880. His parents moved to Buffalo, Wyoming in 1883. In May 1898, at

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