The stone observatory on the Bloody lane is now finished and ready for visitors. The view from this point alone is worth a visit to the famous Bloody lane as you can take in the entire right to the left nearly four miles. There will be, when all planted, nearly four hundred markers, giving one a good idea of the entire battle field with the advantage of the good roads. Every body ought to visit it and make a study of this great battle.
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The following is a copy of a diary or journal found upon the dead body of one of the Lincoln soldiers after the battle at Stone Bridge: “One and a quarter o’clock—got coffee—at 2 o’clock moved off to form with the army, our Brigade on the left—we on the right of Brigade. Morning beautiful, but […]
I recently sat down with Damian Shiels and Brendan Hamilton of Irish in the American Civil War for a one hour talk on the 69th New York State Militia at First Bull Run (some of you will remember Damian from our Bull Runnings tour In the Footsteps of the 69th New York State Militia at First Bull Run). […]
If you write to me direct your letter to our regiment not to any particular place July 24, 1861Battle Field at Bulls Runnear Manasas Dear Ma, I wrote you a letter yesterday just after the Battle to send Home by Bridge Thompson, but I herd that he did not get to go Home, so I […]
Manasas JunctionVA July 23d1861 Dear Mother, It is impossible for me to tell you how I feel this Morning. You have no idea how rough a soldier’s life is. I am truly glad Jo was at home for I know he could not have stood what we have all went through since we left Raleigh. […]
I recently sat down with Damian Shiels and Brendan Hamilton of Irish in the American Civil War for a one hour talk on the 69th New York State Militia at First Bull Run (some of you will remember Damian from our Bull Runnings tour In the Footsteps of the 69th New York State Militia at First Bull Run). […]
It’s been a long wait for D. Scott Hartwig’s follow up to To Antietam Creek, but so far, I Dread the Thought of the Place, The Battle of Antietam and the End of the Maryland Campaign has made that wait worthwhile. Scott graciously took the time to answer a few questions on the new book. […]
I recently sat down with Damian Shiels and Brendan Hamilton of Irish in the American Civil War for a one hour talk on the 69th New York State Militia at First Bull Run (some of you will remember Damian from our Bull Runnings tour In the Footsteps of the 69th New York State Militia at […]
The other day I added this post of a photograph of Albion Winegar Tourgee of the 27th New York Infantry. Hopefully, you followed all the links provided, learned that the photo was of Tourgee when he was later an officer in the 102nd Ohio Infantry, and learned a little more about Tourgee, such as his […]
Albion Winegar Tourgee at Ancestry.com Albion Winegar Tourgee at Fold3 Albion Winegar Tourgee at FindAGrave Albion Winegar Tourgee at Wikipedia
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