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On Braxton Bragg - 1
W. J. Wood called Braxton Bragg the “most complicated of all the Confederacy’s generals.”(1) A graduate of the academy, where he excelled, he displayed skills as an administrator and adept trainer of … more →
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F. A. Gausmann in the Mexican War: 1847-48.
Peter Gausmann wrote 3 days ago: Friedrich August Gausmann Marker, Woodbury Methodist Cemetery, Woodbury, Minn., ca. 1992 Probably tw … more →
Take Me Back to Taos
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mburgan wrote 1 week ago: A recent conversation turned to traveling, and destinations in the Southwest came up. I don’t recall … more →
On Braxton Bragg - 1
Rene Tyree wrote 1 week ago: W. J. Wood called Braxton Bragg the “most complicated of all the Confederacy’s generals.”(1) A gradu … more →
The Guilty Heart of Texas
stephencrose wrote 2 weeks ago: The Guilty Heart of Texas I publish without comment the following verbatim paragraphs from U. S. Gra … more →
The Presidency of Franklin Pierce by Larry Gara
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Bob Timmermann wrote 2 months ago: President #14, C-SPAN Historians’ ranking #40 At least Nathaniel Hawthorne liked him Franklin … more →
Polk: the Man who Transformed the Presidency and America by Walter R. Borneman
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Bob Timmermann wrote 3 months ago: President #11, C-SPAN Historians’ ranking #12 Looks Like My Work Here is Done Between the time … more →
El Grito de Dolores, September 16 (2009 edition)
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Ed Darrell wrote 3 months ago: An encore post, repeated: No, Cinco de Mayo is not Mexico’s “Independence Day.” It … more →
Santa Anna’s Invitation to American Soldiers
drtlibrary wrote 4 months ago: I recently discovered an interesting document in our archival collections, and in conducting researc … more →
Resaca de la Palma
Bill Thayer wrote 4 months ago: Yesterday’s output: a 1937 journal article on the Mexican War battle of Resaca de la Palma, on … more →
Gettysburg: The Film, The Books, The Battle
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Rene Tyree wrote 5 months ago: Little Round Top Union Breastworks (Source: The National Archives) Brady Each July we bring out the … more →
To Horace Greeley
lincolnscivilwar wrote 6 months ago: 1848. Lincoln is a representative to the US Congress. The issue of where the border of Texas was a … more →
A rare look inside Colonel Brodhead's office
hometownhistorytours wrote 6 months ago: For years I’ve driven by what remains of the office / library that once belonged to Grosse Il … more →
Zachary Taylor by John S. D. Eisenhower
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Bob Timmermann wrote 7 months ago: President #12, C-SPAN Historians ranking #29 He’s Tanned, Rough, and Ready What can be said ab … more →
Robert Olmstead - Far Bright Star
ellsea wrote 7 months ago: (Algonquin Books, Paperback (First Edition), May 2009, ISBN-13: 978-1-56512-592-6) Set in 1916, … more →
Cinco De Mayo is an American Celebration; Shepherd 1st American in Space
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symonsezwlky wrote 7 months ago: Cat Not Enthused With Cinco de Mayo Unlike Many Americans Shepherd Pub Shot Prior to Flight On This … more →
New Security Cameras To Give Pittsburgh Police Extra Eyes
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ten8 wrote 9 months ago: From WTAE TV in Pittsburgh $4 Million Worth Of Cameras To Be Installed PITTSBURGH — Pittsbur … more →
FRONTIER (Part 1 of 4)
Stan wrote 9 months ago: WORDPLAY the border between two countries that part of a settled, civilized country which lies next … more →
FRONTIER (Part 2 of 4)
Stan wrote 9 months ago: Missionaries and traders. Long before Americans explored the Far West the country had been known to … more →
FRONTIER (Part 3 of 4)
Stan wrote 9 months ago: Cowboys and cattle trails. Vast herds of cattle were bred in Texas and driven northward into the Gre … more →
