Today marks the 155th anniversary of the Confederate bombardment of Fort Sumter, generally called the “start” of the American Civil War. I don’t know what to call the 155th other than just “155th.” Likewise, I have no smart name for the 151st anniversaries of the surrender at Appomattox (last Saturday) or Lincoln’s assassination (coming Thursday).Continue reading “April 1862… a pivotal month of the war”
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“Thar’ ain’t no good way to charge a battery.” But that is not to say it cannot be done
Basil Duke was among the most prolific ex-Confederates writing during the decades after the Civil War. He is most known for his work regarding General John Hunt Morgan’s operations. I call attention to a passage from Morgan’s Cavalry today, detailing an incident from the battle of Shiloh involving the Kentucky troopers in Morgan’s command. FromContinue reading ““Thar’ ain’t no good way to charge a battery.” But that is not to say it cannot be done”
Sesquicentennial Observation: The last great surge for Civil War battlefield preservation… why?
During the last four years, as I “walked and talked” the Civil War sesquicentennial, there were many observations which I rolled about at the pace of my footsteps. A post-sesquicentennial objective of mine is to fill some of those out and share here as blog posts. One of those is already up. Today I’ll continueContinue reading “Sesquicentennial Observation: The last great surge for Civil War battlefield preservation… why?”
To the Sound of the Guns 