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Visualizing a community, and “my people's” place in it
A couple weekends back, I had a chance to make a sweeping “history run,” starting at Loudoun Heights and ending up at Dam 5. All-in-all it was a full-bodied trip, and accomplished within s… more →
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Visualizing a community, and “my people's” place in it
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cenantua wrote 3 weeks ago: A couple weekends back, I had a chance to make a sweeping “history run,” starting at Lou … more →
The 1860 Presidential vote in Washington County, Maryland
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cenantua wrote 1 month ago: As you may recall from my post from the other day, there was discussion about “Black Republica … more →
Clarification about the decline in slave numbers in Washington County, Maryland
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cenantua wrote 1 month ago: I realized that I should probably clarify something in my post from the other day, that the decline … more →
Were “Black Republican Proclivities” at play in Clear Spring?
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cenantua wrote 1 month ago: Before I start with the article, I thought that I should point out… the Hagerstown Mail was a pro-se … more →
The day after the Clear Spring Union Meeting... a meeting at nearby Four Locks
cenantua wrote 1 month ago: If you aren’t familiar with that particular part of western Maryland, Four Locks is just to th … more →
Understanding Unionism in the Maryland "borderland"
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cenantua wrote 1 month ago: Some are aware of my latest efforts in developing a unit history for Cole’s Cavalry, so I thou … more →
“Think of it!” A Confederate reflects on the duties of slaves with the Army of Northern Virginia
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cenantua wrote 2 months ago: I recently saw this article come across the Web… and, quite naturally, was taken aback by the … more →
Considering animosity from the other side
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cenantua wrote 2 months ago: Not long ago, I was walking through the Lutheran cemetery (St. Peter’s Evangelical Lutheran Ch … more →
Confederate ancestor analysis #3 – Joseph Richards
cenantua wrote 2 months ago: Joseph Richards was born in 1833 (the third of seven children) to Aquilla and “Millie” Keyser Richa … more →
Confederate ancestor analysis #2 – Henry K. Emerson/Emmerson
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cenantua wrote 4 months ago: Henry K. Emerson (1840-1918) enlisted in Company D, 7th Virginia Cavalry on August 10, 1861. Prior t … more →
A misunderstanding of the circumstances behind Virginia's seizing Harpers Ferry?
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cenantua wrote 4 months ago: Reading a comment in another blog today, I can’t help but lay-out the facts surrounding Virgin … more →
Confederate ancestor analysis #1 - Garnett Nicholson
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: Garnett Nicholson is one of my third great grandfathers. He was a private in Company B (Capt. Jason … more →
The Order of Enlightened Descendants of Civil War era Southerners
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: I’ve been thinking about this for quite sometime… As Southerners pursuing a better and m … more →
An intersection of streets named "Presidents" and "Lincoln"... in Savannah!?
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: It’s one of a number of ironies and interesting things I’ve seen and heard this week. I … more →
"Knowing" what our Civil War ancestors fought for, and the ways that "knowledge" is expressed
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: It’s rare, but certainly not impossible… there are times when the sentiments of a Civil … more →
Other ways of connecting with history
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: What you see here is a close-up (taken today) of my Montmorency tree. I’m about two weeks from … more →
... and yet another huge Confederate flag?
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cenantua wrote 5 months ago: Noting today’s post on Kevin’s blog about the recently raised Confederate flag (yes, ano … more →
More thoughts on Mercersburg and the Confederate seizing of whites and blacks
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cenantua wrote 6 months ago: This is something that I have thought about since I first saw the marker at Mercersburg… We kn … more →
