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Update #3 on “Letters” Citation Flap7 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 6 days ago: [This update updated at 3:00 PM 12/23/2009] It ain’t over yet.  See here  and here for yet mor … more →

Tags: Articles, Private Correspondence, george mcclellan, soldiers' letters

Update #2 on “Letters” Citation Flap15 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 1 week ago: I received some unexpected – and unsolicited - correspondence when I got home from the gym yes … more →

Tags: Articles, Private Correspondence, george mcclellan, soldiers' letters

Prince William County Sesquicentennial Plans

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 weeks ago: Here’s more info on the planning going on in PWC.  [Update: I've been informed that the blog t … more →

Tags: Articles, News, sesquicentennial

Update on "Letters" Citation Flap8 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 weeks ago: Go here for an update to this post.  [UPDATE 12/9/2009: See also here.  It seems the editor still do … more →

Tags: Private Correspondence, Articles, soldiers' letters, george mcclellan

When is a Collection of Papers Not Really a Collection of Papers?3 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 weeks ago: Most folks who have read The Civil War Papers of George B. McClellan assume that the collection cons … more →

Tags: Private Correspondence, Articles, soldiers' letters, george mcclellan

Dress-Up8 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 1 month ago: Kevin Levin has posted this article over at Civil War Memory.  I have no dog in this fight: I am not … more →

Tags: News, Articles, sesquicentennial

CWPT Website

Harry Smeltzer wrote 1 month ago: The Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) has resource pages for various battles, including First Bull … more →

Tags: Preservation, digital history, Articles

New Blog on 1st CT Volunteers

Harry Smeltzer wrote 1 month ago: Paleontologist William Parker, whom I have mentioned before with regards to the after action report … more →

Tags: digital history, Articles, 1st Connecticut

Lincoln's Books1 comment

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: As far as I know, he didn’t write any.  I’m pretty sure he wrote a third person biograph … more →

Tags: News, Lincoln, Articles

Harper's Ferry Events Kick Off Civil War Sesquicentennial

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: It seems that this past weekend’s events at Harper’s Ferry in commemoration of the 150th … more →

Tags: Articles, John Brown, Harper's Ferry, sesquicentennial

New Blog - "Blog Divided"

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: I just ran across a new blog (hat tip to Jim Beeghley) run by Dickinson College called Blog Divided, … more →

Tags: Civil War Blogroll, digital history, Articles, Blog Divided

Review Policy4 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: In light of the recent FTC ruling concerning requirements for product reviews, I’ve posted a R … more →

Tags: what is this?, Books, Articles, ACW Books, Reviewing, FTC Ruling

Breaking News - FTC Ruling Affects Bloggers17 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: OK, have to break a rule here: I don’t typically regurgitate a news item here that originates … more →

Tags: Books, Articles, ACW Books, Reviewing, FTC Ruling

Books, Trips, Letters, Apologies3 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 2 months ago: I’ve updated a number of links on my Books and Articles On-Line page that were rendered useles … more →

Tags: Books, field trips, Private Correspondence, Lincoln, digital history, Articles, ACW Books, soldiers' letters, Springfield

New Battle Blog on Petersburg2 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 months ago: Brett Schulte has announced his new project on the Petersburg Campaign, Beyond the Crater.  I’ … more →

Tags: Civil War Blogroll, digital history, Articles, NPS, Petersburg

Housekeeping1 comment

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 months ago: Just a few items to get on the record before I head to Sharpsburg for a couple of days.  I’m d … more →

Tags: Private Correspondence, Joint Committee Testimony, digital history, Articles, soldiers' letters, Antietam, JCCW

Savannah's Bull Run9 comments

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 months ago: Robert Moore has posted this outstanding photo essay on Savannah, GA First Bull Run related sites. T … more →

Tags: Articles, Savannah

Review and Interview

Harry Smeltzer wrote 3 months ago: Elsewhere in the Civil War blogosphere, Brett Shulte has this review of Brad Gottfried’s The M … more →

Tags: digital history, Articles

Reader Contributions

Harry Smeltzer wrote 4 months ago: Thanks to Jim Schmidt for transcribing this letter from Surgeon Frank Hamilton of the 31st NY and pu … more →

Tags: The Project, Private Correspondence, digital history, Articles, soldiers' letters, medical history


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