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Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/26/2023 - 1:52am
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 […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/25/2023 - 1:33pm
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). […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/23/2023 - 9:47am
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 […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/21/2023 - 8:47pm
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. […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/19/2023 - 7:26pm
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). […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/18/2023 - 11:39am
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. […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 09/07/2023 - 6:18pm
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 […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 08/30/2023 - 6:08pm
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 […]
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 08/29/2023 - 7:55pm
Albion Winegar Tourgee at Ancestry.com Albion Winegar Tourgee at Fold3 Albion Winegar Tourgee at FindAGrave Albion Winegar Tourgee at Wikipedia
Author: Harry Smeltzer
Posted: 08/26/2023 - 9:17am
James Murray Rudulph at Ancestry.com James Murray Rudulph at Fold3 James Murray Rudulph at FindAGrave More on James Murray Rudulph
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