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Civil War Confederate General's Kepi.
I have tried to find out which Confederate General may have owned this kepi, but have had no luck, so I will be selling it, but would like opinions on the best way to market it.
Atlanta in the wake of General William Sherman
...Atlanta - you could almost imagine being there Federal camp outside of City Hall, Atlanta, Georgia. General Willima Sherman Took Atlanta on September 2 1864. He wired President Lincoln...
$100 per annum payments made by General Lee?
My great grandfather used to receive a check for $100 every Christmas from Robert Lee. No one in the family knew why. I see that there were some payments made for limbs lost etc. for a period of ten...
In memory of General Robert E. Lee
As I will try this blog not knowing how or where to start, but Sue insisted (thank you sue.) I will start out by saying Sir Gen. Robert E. Lee (you will never be forgotten) very respectfully, yo...
Gettysburg Battlefield Print
...attlefield depicting a 25sq mile area of the troop's positions. It's authenticated and signed by General G G Meade and has the signatures of some of the Generals of the day, eg General Sykes...
Does anyone know where I could find information on Confedera...
QUOTE: Hon. James A. Seddon, Secretary of War, Richmond: General Wheeler on the 29th instant was crossing to north side of French Broad River, within fifteen miles of Strawberry Plains. JNO. H. ...
Suggestion
I was thinking of more civil war specific forums. For example "General Discussions," is a good one, but it can and does seem to wander far afield from the war. Perhaps another one restricted...
Ive read that even when Lee surrendered,a lot of small confe...
As far as organized resistance is concerned: General E. Kirby Smith surrendered the troops in the Trans-Mississippi Department, On May 26, 1865. Stand Watie, the famous Cherokee Confederate ge...
Anyone know where I would be able to buy a replica Bible as ...
Thanks again, General. Frank
Would Stonewall Jackson have made a difference at Gettysburgh?
Perhaps General Jackson may have talked Lee out of the folly of Picketts charge, thus saving thousands of young lives-for later battles?
Hello American Civil War Forum.
Hi General, Glad to have you here with us.
george doles
where was general doles killed or mortally wounded i know bethesda church va but where exactly
in the union army VI CORP during the battle of gettysburg c...
VI Corps -- Maj General "Uncle John" Sedwick VI Corps 2nd Division -- Brig General Albion P Howe VI Corps, 2nd Division, there was no 1st Brigade on the rolls during Gettysburg. The 2nd Br...
If Lee had listened to Longstreet...?
..."memoirs", but I haven't read it yet because I wanted to first read books about his life in general, before during and after the war. Reviews I read, have him limiting much of it to bat...
Couple questions - Expert needed
I can't answer your question about the general, but the best training a confederate could have received was at the virginia military institute.
riddle me this!
hints-parsons west virginia,sword in a baltimore pawn shop,pallbearer to a very famous general,csa,and horseback instead of walking.
i have acquired a u.s. model springfield 1884 serial number ...
i have acquired a u.s. model springfield 1884 serial number 531531. can anyone tell me some general info including value and such. looking to keep in family for long time is there any work i should pu...
has anyone seen ?
photo of Garnett..... title is: Has general Garnett been found....I do not get this mag.....
2nd Iowa Infantry, Co. I Diary, and article, of Sebra Nelson Howard
Kent, What type of information about 2nd Iowa are you seeking? Do you have a person in mind or just general information concerning the regiment's civil war service. Mike
Quiz: What Battle produced three future Presidents and who were they?
Answer: Chatanooga, East General 1st one: Baldy Smith 2nd: Hooker Presidents: Grant, Garfield, Howard (President Friedman's Bureau) Weapon might be starvation, but not sure.
overated confederate
does anyone agree the most overated csa general was john hunt morgan,his last raid was just so sad,he could have performed better service to the cause by joining up with grumble jones.who were the mo...
Did booze or drugs play a significant part in a major battle?
... were tough hombres, eh? Nu? Wot?The Court Martial Of Robert E. Lee Douglas Savage: At Seminary Ridge, General Lee -- Number Two man at W Point, class of '29 -- remained edgy. He waited for h...
Has Anyone Read....
I own "Fields of Honor". Have not been able to read the entire book yet, however, its a general history of the battles included. I love Ed Bearss! Can't ya almost hear the cadence of hi...
Reconstruction & Lincoln
...n, I just don't know details of what happened as opposed to what should have happened, just the broad general picture. I read about Sherman's terms of truce, they were summarily rejected - ...
Chamberlain
Maine Civil War Hero -- an excellent but somewhat overrated general.
West Point Class of May 1861 ring
...n officers were West Point graduates. Robert E. Lee, a veteran of the Mexican war and later a Confederate General was one of them. I havn't researched all of them. But I would be willing to be...
Brice's Creek New Bern North Carolina
...saying something like unfortunalty many threw thier rifles in the creek in order to swim over. And gave a general area to look. I'm hoping to run across one looking around the shallows with a u...
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