By Hyde Hu He was the first Republican President in America. He issued Emancipation Proclamation, which set millions of black slaves free. His address of 272 words in Gettysburg National Cemetery rema… more →
The Uncensored Studentwrote 15 minutes ago: Welcome back (or welcome). Last week I outlined an ambitious plan to actually make a sensible argume … more →
wrote 1 hour ago: Continuing from yesterday’s post on the Confederate defenses of Vicksburg, now let me turn to … more →
wrote 6 hours ago: There’s lots to look at this year at Chester’s station-museum. (Photo montage courtesy … more →
wrote 10 hours ago: While I was looking for a suitable picture of Thomas Stonewall Jackson to tweet, I came across one o … more →
wrote 17 hours ago: Hello, dear readers! I’m sorry that I haven’t been posting as regularly as I used to on … more →
wrote 18 hours ago: Following are the small items for the week from the May 16, 1863, Prescott Journal and Polk County P … more →
wrote 21 hours ago: Although Mindfield is currently getting all the attention for the restoration of the G.A.R. building … more →
wrote 23 hours ago: If you have been following the Faded Lines of Gray story, you may have wondered things like – … more →
wrote 1 day ago: Edwin Levings, with the 12th Wisconsin Infantry, is in Grand Gulf, Mississippi. This is the continu … more →
wrote 1 day ago: From an artillery perspective, the siege of Vicksburg offers interesting characters such as “W … more →
wrote 1 day ago: For the second time the US army has occupied and destroyed a Confederate American state capital: Jac … more →
wrote 1 day ago: We first heard of Grierson’s Raid in Edwin Levings’ letter of April 25, 1863. Here is m … more →
wrote 1 day ago: View from atop Mt. Scott, Oklahoma. I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Edwin Levings, with the 12th Wisconsin Infantry, is in Grand Gulf, Mississippi. This is the continu … more →
wrote 2 days ago: I’m having a bit of trouble here. The Civil War 150th timelines have reached high tide. I ha … more →
wrote 2 days ago: “There came from behind the Minnesota a cheese-box on a shingle. It had lain there hidden by h … more →
wrote 2 days ago: source: Wikimedia commons Baseball became an increasingly popular sport in the United States around … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Most of you know that the plight of our troops and veterans wounded and injured in the line of duty … more →
wrote 2 days ago: Of course it would have to be in the middle of the busiest weekend in my year that I discover that m … more →