Another of the old battle-marked oak trees that stood along Mansfield avenue was cut down by the battlefield workers. This tree stood alone along Mansfield avenue and undoubtedly sheltered more than one soldier during the battle.
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Brian Pohanka’s Vortex of Hell provides a pretty good account of the Battle of Big Bethel, in which the 5th New York Infantry played a prominent role. And typically those are the types of books you need to read to find out about the fight; Big Bethel, or Bethel Church, or Great Bethel, is a […]
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First Lieutenant Leonard Martin age 22As I continue my research, the first objective for my book project A Severe and Damaging Fire, is to get to know the officers who fought in the U.S. regular artillery establishment during the Civil War. This foundational information will be the basis for the more detailed research on the...
First Lieutenant Leonard Martin age 22As I continue my research, the first objective for my book project A Severe and Damaging Fire, is to get to know the officers who fought in the U.S. regular artillery establishment during the Civil War. This foundational information will be the basis for the more detailed research on the...
I had originally wanted to publish this review much sooner, but alas sometimes life gets in the way. Look for more reviews on here in the coming weeks, as my season at Antietam has drawn to a close in time for me to finish some of the other projects that are ongoing.
And now, for the review...
John Bell Hood: The Rise, Fall, and Resurrection of a...
A Famous Flight. ——————– How the First News of Bull Run Was Brought To Washington. Probably the best description of the wild stampede which followed the battle of Bull Run appeared in the Pittsburgh Dispatch recently. The historian is Kennedy Marshall, of Butler, Pa., a prominent lawyer, and brother to Thomas Marshall, who some weeks […]
Blogger Craig Swain brought this one to my attention. Go to the LOC for a high res TIFF image that is easier to read. Here’s the description: Cartoon print shows Union troops after the Battle of Bull Run during the Civil War from the point of view of a copperhead, that is, a northern Democrat […]
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Thursday, January 25, 1934