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The Work of a Great Man
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 Student
Arguments against gun-control? Part II
wrote 15 minutes ago: Welcome back (or welcome). Last week I outlined an ambitious plan to actually make a sensible argume … more →
Water batteries against gunboats: Defenses of Vicksburg, part 2
wrote 1 hour ago: Continuing from yesterday’s post on the Confederate defenses of Vicksburg, now let me turn to … more →
A summer to remember
wrote 6 hours ago: There’s lots to look at this year at Chester’s station-museum. (Photo montage courtesy … more →
Resembling Jackson
wrote 10 hours ago: While I was looking for a suitable picture of Thomas Stonewall Jackson to tweet, I came across one o … more →
Feeding Frenzy at the Book Sale
wrote 17 hours ago: Hello, dear readers! I’m sorry that I haven’t been posting as regularly as I used to on … more →
1863 May 16: Pierce and Polk Counties' Militia Companies, and Other News
wrote 18 hours ago: Following are the small items for the week from the May 16, 1863, Prescott Journal and Polk County P … more →
THANK YOU, CELESTINE!
wrote 21 hours ago: Although Mindfield is currently getting all the attention for the restoration of the G.A.R. building … more →
PODCAST INTERVIEW IS ON "AMERICAN CIVIL WAR TODAY"
wrote 23 hours ago: If you have been following the Faded Lines of Gray story, you may have wondered things like – … more →
1863 May 22: "I don't think the Eastern army fights like the Western, or it would be more successful"
wrote 1 day ago: Edwin Levings, with the 12th Wisconsin Infantry, is in Grand Gulf, Mississippi. This is the continu … more →
Redans and field artillery: The defenses of Vicksburg, Part 1
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wrote 1 day ago: From an artillery perspective, the siege of Vicksburg offers interesting characters such as “W … more →
The American Civil War 150th Anniversary - Picking up the pieces in late May 1863
wrote 1 day ago: For the second time the US army has occupied and destroyed a Confederate American state capital: Jac … more →
1863 May 16: Grierson's Raid in Mississippi
wrote 1 day ago: We first heard of Grierson’s Raid in Edwin Levings’ letter of April 25, 1863. Here is m … more →
Quotable: Clara Barton
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wrote 1 day ago: View from atop Mt. Scott, Oklahoma. I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in … more →
1863 May 21: "They are fighting hard up at Vicksburgh and we are in our usual place of safety"
wrote 2 days ago: Edwin Levings, with the 12th Wisconsin Infantry, is in Grand Gulf, Mississippi. This is the continu … more →
150 years ago: Lee's Long Arm "in the best possible condition... without an hour's delay"
wrote 2 days ago: I’m having a bit of trouble here. The Civil War 150th timelines have reached high tide. I ha … more →
The first of the Ironclads
wrote 2 days ago: “There came from behind the Minnesota a cheese-box on a shingle. It had lain there hidden by h … more →
Of Cabinets and Gum: A Look at the Baseball Card
wrote 2 days ago: source: Wikimedia commons Baseball became an increasingly popular sport in the United States around … more →
"Other Than Honorable" Amplified: GREAT Expose on Warrior Transition Problems in the Military from the Colorado Springs Gazette!
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 →
Military Monday: John Priestly Gravitt, POW
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 →
