Crimean War Research Society Crimean War Research Society The Crimean War Research Society (CWRS) is an international society of professional and amateur historians who research the Crimean War of 1854-56. The Society aims to bring previously unpublished or under researched material concerning the Crimean War to the attention of a wider audience, together with making it available to present and future historians. It publishes a quarterly journal, "The War Correspondent". Founded in London in 1983, the Society's original members were largely also members of the Victorian Military Society (VMS), who, dissatisfied with the coverage given to the Crimean War by the VMS and its
William Fiero Russell William Fiero Russell William Fiero Russell (January 14, 1812 – April 29, 1896) was a U.S. Representative from New York. He was born in Saugerties, New York on January 14, 1812 to Jeremiah Russell. He completed preparatory studies, and then became active in several businesses, often ventures in which his father also had an interest. He was the founder and president of the Saugerties Bank. He served as postmaster of Saugerties from October 19, 1836, to January 25, 1841. Russell was a member of the New York State Assembly (Ulster Co., 1st D.) in 1851. Russell was elected as a