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Forum Post Anybody read the book of James L. Swanson,the 12 day chase o...
Anybody read the book of James L. Swanson,the 12 day chase of Lincoln's killer?I think this book is so good that sometimes it felt like i was there.
Forum Post spies
James A. Garfield!!
Forum Post Ive read that even when Lee surrendered,a lot of small confe...
...field to stand down, on June 23, 1865. Some consider the activities of "outlaws" like Jesse James and of organizations like the Klan as a continuation of the war by other means. I tend to...
Blog Comment Centralia Massacre and Centralia Battle
...they had a large gang.i dont know for sure if im right.most of them got thier just desserts[except frank james-how /why did he get off]your blog is both informitive and thought provoking.jesse james w...
Forum Post There is a hand written poem I have called "The Whistling Re...
There is a hand written poem I have called "The Whistling Regiment" by James Clarence Harvey. It talkes about the boys from old New Engalnd and makes reference to escaping from a Confederate...
Forum Post whats important
...ndividuals living around there and the men who fought and died why was it important?i know it didnt hurt james garfields political career.what did battle mean to the war?does anyone know?im willing to...
Blog Comment The Ultimate Nickname List
...rrest,beauty-jeb stuart,sherman was cump for his middle name.how bout "little powell-a.p. hill,stonewall-james walker and thomas jonathon,maryland-geo steuart,alleghany-ed johnson,mud-h walker.i guess...
Blog Comment civil war movies
... horrors of war very well. An old favourite of mine was always the movie "Shenandoah" starring James Stewart.They dont have actors like him anymore sadly,a bygone era of great stars....
Blog Comment The Gunboats
...Bull Run/Manassas...Virginia/Merrimac? Son of President Zachary Taylor; Commanded shore batteries on the James. Became a calvary officer. Then captained a successful confederate raider. I guess he was...
Forum Post USS Tecumseh Does anyone know of any recent (as in the last ...
...v documentary rights to someone like Nat Geo, possible involvement by individuals such as Clive Cussler, James Cameron and perhaps some others such as Tom Hanks and Spielberg. Possible hardware input...
Forum Post Did booze or drugs play a significant part in a major battle?
...th opiate usage; OPIUM IN THE CIVIL WAR Under the Influence: Marching Through the Opium Fog by James Street, Jr. I will leave now; I want to read more on this; and, yes, though I have ...
Forum Post Causes of war?
...clensing wasnt it,utter total hatetred and horrors.Quantrills raiders and bloody bill anderson,and jesse james,you didnt want to cross those blokes thats for sure!Guerilla fighters to some,freedom fig...
Blog Post Imagine Yourself Experiencing This
...y endeared herself on the troupes with constant acts of kindness. During the First Battle of Bull run James Ricketts was shot 4 times and captured by the confederates. He was immediately promoted t...
Forum Post november 16th
...rmy of northern virginia watches.1863-in east tennessee coming north from chattanooga and braxton bragg, james longsteet's men move towards knoxville.today they fight at campbells station hoping ...
Forum Post november 21st
...ds now the dept.of the ohio,hes a quick thinking man and a good general. 1862-csa scretary of war is now james a.seddon,politician,and lawyer he will do ok in the job,which is not really a job to wish...
Forum Post Quiz: What Battle produced three future Presidents and who were they?
...time they held the Confederates in place as well. 3. The eastern generals. I've already given one: James Longstreet, newly arrived from the Confederate eastern front. The second, someone gave th...
Blog Comment hallowed ground ?
Sure, the whole area has moved fullbore into the twentieth century: Richmond, York and James River areas, Spotsyvania, Fredricksburg, to name a few, make a long, narrow stretch of history that sadly d...
Blog Post the trent affair 1861
...choice until the "trent affair". the confederacy sent two men, one to england-john mason of virginia and james slidell of louisanna to france[via great britain,they were to replace others already ther...
Blog Post Centralia Massacre and Centralia Battle
...e massacre inadvertantly. It appalled me. Bloody Bill Anderson with his rebel guerillas, including Jesse James, stopped a train in Missouri and robbed the passengers. But they removed 24 unarmed Union...
Blog Post Lincolns Labels - The Book
... dates and battles... In the site dedicated to the book the sum up says: In Lincoln's Labels, James Schmidt relates the rarely-told stories of these and other companies that played an impor...
Blog Post willoughby run july 1st 1863
...antry under john reynolds fights them to a standstill at least for awhile.its a nasty battle csa general james j archer is captured, reynolds is killed the fighting moves on twards a lutheren seminary...
Blog Post Post Trauma Stress During the Civil War
I read a very interesting and thought evoking post in Civil War Medicine , which because I think is such and important subject, today as well as during the civil war, I will quote it extensively...
 

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