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150 Years Ago: Monday, April 27, 1863
Joseph HookerU.S. Commanding General, Army of the PotomacSource: Library of Congress “How does it look now?“, reads U.S. Commanding General Joseph Hooker. The telegram in his hands is from… more →
The Civil War Project (TCWP)
There We Lay Shot Down Like Dogs: Second Vicksburg Assault, May 22, 1863
wrote 10 hours ago: After a series of battles in central Mississippi in May 1863, Union forces backed a Confederate army … more →
USA Fast Fact of the Day
wrote 1 day ago: General Ulysses S. Grant‘s real name was Hiram. … more →
The Season of Battles: Perspectives on the 1863 Campaigns
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wrote 1 day ago: Major General John Schofield This year marks the 150th Anniversaries of some of the Civil War’ … more →
This Week in the Civil War: May 20-26, 1863
wrote 2 days ago: Wednesday, May 20. Off North Carolina, two Confederate blockade-runners were captured near the Neus … more →
The Civil War This Week: May 20-26, 1863
wrote 2 days ago: Wednesday, May 20 Federal General Nathaniel Banks Off North Carolina, two Confederate blockade-runne … more →
A Farewell to Arms
wrote 2 days ago: As the victorious Union army began to muster out at the close of the war, veterans now faced the tas … more →
Obama May Have Aimed For Greatness, But He's Hitting Average
wrote 5 days ago: On the evening of the New Hampshire Primary in 2008, after he had come in a close second to the woma … more →
150 years ago: Battle of Big Black River Bridge, and I have nothing for you!
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wrote 5 days ago: Looking back 150 years ago, in the aftermath of the battle of Champion Hill Federal troops in Major- … more →
Grief, Grind, and Glory of Work
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wrote 6 days ago: Last month the world heard the tragic news that more than a thousand people working at a clothing fa … more →
This Week in the Civil War: May 13-19, 1863
wrote 1 week ago: Wednesday, May 13. In Mississippi, General Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals advanced on the state capita … more →
The Civil War This Week: May 13-19, 1863
wrote 1 week ago: Wednesday, May 13 In Mississippi, General Ulysses S. Grant’s Federals advanced on the state ca … more →
The Battle of Jackson, May 14, 1863
wrote 1 week ago: In the spring of 1863, the war dividing the nation focused on Vicksburg. Lincoln told his civilian a … more →
Lost and Found - May 13th Edition
wrote 1 week ago: What to remember about May 13th… 1607 100 colonists land on the James River in Virginia to found 1s … more →
Partial Cast List, Ulysses
wrote 1 week ago: (He hurries out through the hall. The whores point. Florry follows, spilling water from her tilted t … more →
Take Another Look at Mark Twain: Innocents Abroad
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wrote 1 week ago: Today the average reader hears of Mark Twain and thinks three things: Tom Sawyer, Huckleberry Finn, … more →
L is for Limericks and Lobbyists - The Alphabet Series
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wrote 1 week ago: New Thoughts on Words Aging & Attitude The words limerick and lobbyist make me laugh. A limeric … more →
News and Notes
wrote 1 week ago: In the studio: The Baseball Project (that’s them in the photo above) traveled down to in Jamai … more →
This Week in the Civil War: May 6-12, 1863
wrote 2 weeks ago: Wednesday, May 6. In Virginia, General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia advanc … more →
The Civil War This Week: May 6-12, 1863
wrote 2 weeks ago: Wednesday, May 6 In Virginia, General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia ad … more →
