Strike The Tent...
03 March 2009
OSCAR-WINNING ACTOR RICHARD DREYFUSS TO SPEAK AT ENDANGERED BATTLEFIELDS NEWS CONFERENCE
( Washington , D.C. ) Oscar-winning actor and education activist Richard Dreyfuss will be the keynote speaker at a news conference about endangered Civil War battlefields on Wednesday, March 18, 2009. Best known for his roles in films like American Graffiti, Jaws, Close Encounters of the Third Kind, and his Academy Award-winning turn in Mr. Holland’s Opus, Dreyfuss is also an avid student of history and has been involved in numerous documentary projects, including “The Great Battles of the Civil War” and “ Lincoln .”
Dreyfuss will be joining Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) President James Lighthizer at the news conference for the release of History Under Siege, the organization’s annual report on the nation’s most endangered Civil War battlefields and what is being done to rescue them. Also speaking at the event will be Dr. Libby O’Connell, chief historian at History, formerly The History Channel.
The news conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club. Copies of the report will be available at the event. Refreshments will be served.
Following the news conference, Dreyfuss and Lighthizer will visit the African American Civil War Memorial, located at 10th and U Streets, NW, Washington , D.C. , for a wreath-laying ceremony.
WHO: Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, CWPT President James Lighthizer and historian Dr. Libby O’Connell
WHAT: News Conference and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
WHEN: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: News Conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Wreath-Laying Ceremony will be held at the African American Civil War Memorial, 10th and U Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. at approximately 11:30 a.m.
CWPT is America ’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our nation’s remaining Civil War battlefields. CWPT’s website is located at http://www.civilwar.org/. ¶ 3/03/2009 09:18:00 PM 2 comments
Dreyfuss will be joining Civil War Preservation Trust (CWPT) President James Lighthizer at the news conference for the release of History Under Siege, the organization’s annual report on the nation’s most endangered Civil War battlefields and what is being done to rescue them. Also speaking at the event will be Dr. Libby O’Connell, chief historian at History, formerly The History Channel.
The news conference will be held at 10:00 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club. Copies of the report will be available at the event. Refreshments will be served.
Following the news conference, Dreyfuss and Lighthizer will visit the African American Civil War Memorial, located at 10th and U Streets, NW, Washington , D.C. , for a wreath-laying ceremony.
WHO: Oscar-winning actor Richard Dreyfuss, CWPT President James Lighthizer and historian Dr. Libby O’Connell
WHAT: News Conference and Wreath-Laying Ceremony
WHEN: Wednesday, March 18, 2009 at 10:00 a.m.
WHERE: News Conference will begin at 10:00 a.m. in the First Amendment Lounge of the National Press Club, 529 14th Street, NW, Washington, D.C.
Wreath-Laying Ceremony will be held at the African American Civil War Memorial, 10th and U Streets, NW, Washington, D.C. at approximately 11:30 a.m.
CWPT is America ’s largest nonprofit organization dedicated to preserving our nation’s remaining Civil War battlefields. CWPT’s website is located at http://www.civilwar.org/. ¶ 3/03/2009 09:18:00 PM 2 comments
29 January 2009
Strike The Tent is Back...
My schedule has allowed me to begin blogging in earnest again. Actually, I am between jobs and bored silly sitting at home. But, rest assured, this blog is active again and will remain that way. I have weeded out some of the old blogs listed at right, removed the ones that are gone or terribly inactive. I have left some that haven't been updated in a long time, because there is still some good information posted there. If you have a Civil War blog that is not listed, drop me a line and I will be glad to list you here.
¶ 1/29/2009 11:19:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War In The News
Latschar To Remain At Gettysburg (PA)
Appomattox Cabin Not From Civil War Era (VA)
Dearborn MI SUV to Host Event This Weekend (MI)
Book Review: Shenandoah 1862, by Peter Cozzens (DC)
TX Church Honors Confederate Heroes (TX)
Ghost Hunting at Chickamauga (GA) ¶ 1/29/2009 10:29:00 AM 0 comments
Appomattox Cabin Not From Civil War Era (VA)
Dearborn MI SUV to Host Event This Weekend (MI)
Book Review: Shenandoah 1862, by Peter Cozzens (DC)
TX Church Honors Confederate Heroes (TX)
Ghost Hunting at Chickamauga (GA) ¶ 1/29/2009 10:29:00 AM 0 comments
20 May 2008
Civil War News Update
Black History
Colors For The Gray
New Name Added To Monument
Remains of Confederate Ship Found ¶ 5/20/2008 03:29:00 PM 0 comments
Colors For The Gray
New Name Added To Monument
Remains of Confederate Ship Found ¶ 5/20/2008 03:29:00 PM 0 comments
07 October 2007
In Defense of His Confederate Pride
This is a great story by Stephanie Garry that was published today in the St. Petersburg (FL) Times about Nelson Winbush, grandson of a Confederate veteran who is steadfastly holding onto his pride in the service of his grandfather Louis Napoleon Nelson who fought under Nathan Bedford Forrest at the Battle of Shiloh among other engagements. Don't be surprised at the photo of Winbrush from the article...
¶ 10/07/2007 08:35:00 AM 9 comments
07 April 2007
Civil War News Round-up
Mayor says no to Confederate History Month (VA)
Veteran Novelist Delves Into Civil War (OH)
Volunteers prepare to battle garbage on Civil War sites (DC)
Civil War history seen through iPod tour (KS)
Ex-Civil War hospital at risk (TN)
The Three Souths (NY)
Man pleads guilty to stealing Civil War era documents from the National Archives (PA)
Civil War reenactment groups meld into ‘Iron Gray Mess’
(VA) ¶ 4/07/2007 03:22:00 PM 1 comments
Veteran Novelist Delves Into Civil War (OH)
Volunteers prepare to battle garbage on Civil War sites (DC)
Civil War history seen through iPod tour (KS)
Ex-Civil War hospital at risk (TN)
The Three Souths (NY)
Man pleads guilty to stealing Civil War era documents from the National Archives (PA)
Civil War reenactment groups meld into ‘Iron Gray Mess’
(VA) ¶ 4/07/2007 03:22:00 PM 1 comments
21 March 2007
New Civil War Book Depicts Pennsylvania's Luckiest Regiment
LANCASTER, PA, MARCH 7, 2007: The summer of 1862 saw the Union army in the midst of a potential crisis that might well have left the supporters of the Federal Government despairing the outcome of the war. Thousands of Union troops who had enlisted the previous summer were about to be mustered out of the service, their one-year term of enlistment complete. State and Federal governments scrambled to replace these men, and to maintain the balance of military power. Fifteen emergency regiments were raised in the state of Pennsylvania, in July and August of 1862, enrolled to serve for a period of nine months. These 15,000 men would go a long way toward filling the vacancies that were threatening to cripple the Army of the Potomac. Though their numbers would help to swell the ranks of the army, these green volunteers were replacing men who had become veterans on many hard-fought battlefields of the war.
With only the scantest of military training, they would be called upon to turn back Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland, during the Antietam Campaign, learning the school of the soldier on the battlefield rather than in a camp of instruction. The 137th Pennsylvania was one of the fifteen emergency regiments raised by the Commonwealth. The Luckiest Regiment in the Army of the Potomac - With Corporal John A. Rhode and the 137th Pennsylvania Infantry from South Mountain Through The Gettysburg Campaign tells the history of the regiment through the diary entries of one of its members, Corporal John A. Rhode. During the time of its enlistment, the 137th Pennsylvania saw service at South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, being several times under fire from enemy artillery and musketry. It took part in several of the bloodiest battles of the war, while sustaining only one casualty attributed to combat, that being a wounded man in their last battle, at Chancellorsville, where their brigade was a victim of friendly fire. Indeed, the 137th Pennsylvania was extremely lucky to have faced the elephant on so many fields without ever being bloodied by the enemy.
Following the expiration of its tour of duty, many members of the regiment volunteered in the Pennsylvania Minute Men to oppose the advance of Robert E. Lee's Army during the Gettysburg Campaign. Without pay, provisions or military status, they manned the fortified passes in the mountains east of Altoona,
Pennsylvania to guard against a Confederate movement against the Pennsylvania Railroad or the Railroad shops, at Altoona. The book also follows the military career of Corporal Rhode through his second enlistment, with the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Rhode's personal luck finally failed him, in Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign. Robert P. Broadwater of Blair County, Pennsylvania edited and compiled the book. He is the author of more than 20 books and dozens of articles on the American Civil War. Quaker Hills Press published Broadwater’s book as part of its growing titles about Pennsylvania history and the Civil War. The Luckiest Regiment in the Army of the Potomac With Corporal John A. Rhode and the 137th Pennsylvania Infantry From South Mountain Through The Gettysburg Campaign(ISBN978-1-881204-00-8; 1-881204-00-6) is now available for $9.95 in most bookstores or directly from Quaker Hills Press Incorporated at www.quakerhillspress.com. ¶ 3/21/2007 09:32:00 PM 1 comments
With only the scantest of military training, they would be called upon to turn back Robert E. Lee's invasion of Maryland, during the Antietam Campaign, learning the school of the soldier on the battlefield rather than in a camp of instruction. The 137th Pennsylvania was one of the fifteen emergency regiments raised by the Commonwealth. The Luckiest Regiment in the Army of the Potomac - With Corporal John A. Rhode and the 137th Pennsylvania Infantry from South Mountain Through The Gettysburg Campaign tells the history of the regiment through the diary entries of one of its members, Corporal John A. Rhode. During the time of its enlistment, the 137th Pennsylvania saw service at South Mountain, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville, being several times under fire from enemy artillery and musketry. It took part in several of the bloodiest battles of the war, while sustaining only one casualty attributed to combat, that being a wounded man in their last battle, at Chancellorsville, where their brigade was a victim of friendly fire. Indeed, the 137th Pennsylvania was extremely lucky to have faced the elephant on so many fields without ever being bloodied by the enemy.
Following the expiration of its tour of duty, many members of the regiment volunteered in the Pennsylvania Minute Men to oppose the advance of Robert E. Lee's Army during the Gettysburg Campaign. Without pay, provisions or military status, they manned the fortified passes in the mountains east of Altoona,
Pennsylvania to guard against a Confederate movement against the Pennsylvania Railroad or the Railroad shops, at Altoona. The book also follows the military career of Corporal Rhode through his second enlistment, with the 9th Pennsylvania Cavalry. Rhode's personal luck finally failed him, in Georgia, during the Atlanta Campaign. Robert P. Broadwater of Blair County, Pennsylvania edited and compiled the book. He is the author of more than 20 books and dozens of articles on the American Civil War. Quaker Hills Press published Broadwater’s book as part of its growing titles about Pennsylvania history and the Civil War. The Luckiest Regiment in the Army of the Potomac With Corporal John A. Rhode and the 137th Pennsylvania Infantry From South Mountain Through The Gettysburg Campaign(ISBN978-1-881204-00-8; 1-881204-00-6) is now available for $9.95 in most bookstores or directly from Quaker Hills Press Incorporated at www.quakerhillspress.com. ¶ 3/21/2007 09:32:00 PM 1 comments
22 January 2007
Lee's Legacy Under Review
An article from the Washington Post that I saw in the Boston Globe yesterday, by Brigid Schulte...
WASHINGTON -- Two hundred years after his birth, Confederate General Robert E. Lee remains a pivotal, controversial, and complicated figure in American history -- revered by some, reviled by others, and a central figure in America's history and continuing race and culture wars.
Historical groups planned lectures, a banquet, and artillery salutes to mark the 200th anniversary of the Confederate strategist's birth on Jan. 19, 1807.
Events were scheduled throughout the weekend at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., at Lee's birthplace, and in Richmond, the former Confederate capital, as well as in other Southern states.
In Virginia, where Lee was born, fought in the Civil War, and died -- no matter whether he's viewed as a hero who fought brilliantly and valiantly for states' rights or as a traitor bent on protecting his state's right to own slaves -- his legacy looms large. Lee highways crisscross the state, Lee bridges cross rivers, and schools are named for him.
But beyond the heat and noise created by Lee's 21st-century defenders and detractors, there is a new move to reevaluate Lee and his legacy.
The premise of the new look is perhaps as controversial as Lee's image: As the South has become more racially and ethnically diverse and has prospered economically, perhaps the South doesn't need Lee so much anymore, or at least not in the same way.
"Now there are all sorts of other ways in which Southerners identify themselves -- Salvadorans, Mexicans, Asians -- [and] the politics and economics of the region are no longer based on white supremacy," said W. Fitzhugh Brundage, a historian at the University of North Carolina and a member of the Society of the Lees of Virginia.
"It makes all the sense in the world that for more and more Southerners, Robert E. Lee is just a footnote, " he said.
At Arlington House at Arlington National Cemetery -- the old Lee mansion and plantation where Union officers began burying the Civil War dead -- Lee's bicentennial was commemorated with a symposium, "Does Lee Matter?"
And at Washington and Lee University, where Lee became president after the Civil War, the bicentennial is being marked with "Re-visioning Lee," an art exhibit exploring how Lee's image has been exploited for various causes.
Another big draw was the discussion "What Lee Means Today," led by two history professors; one white and one African-American.
Not too far from Lee Chapel, where Lee is buried and which boasts a marble statue of him reclining with his hand on his sword, awaiting battle, Theodore Carter DeLaney, the black professor, passed out a 1928 essay on Lee by African-American writer W.E.B. DuBois.
"It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee" because he "led a bloody war to perpetuate human slavery," DuBois wrote.
"At Washington and Lee, all things are on the table for debate and discussion, including Robert E. Lee," Delaney said. "Nothing's too sacred. And that's an important change."
Lee was born at Stratford Plantation on the Northern Neck of Virginia and was the fifth child of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee. He attended West Point and never received a demerit.
By all accounts handsome, tall, charismatic, and humble, he had a long and illustrious career in the US Army. In 1861, as Southern states contemplated secession, Lee privately ridiculed the idea.
Still, when he was offered command of the Union Army, he turned it down once Virginia -- his "country" -- seceded.
Once the war ended, Lee resisted calls to continue the fight in the hills as a guerrilla leader and instead encouraged his soldiers to go home and begin rebuilding the nation.
He retired to what was then Washington College, where he set about innovating the offerings, adding classes in business and journalism. ¶ 1/22/2007 07:50:00 AM 2 comments
WASHINGTON -- Two hundred years after his birth, Confederate General Robert E. Lee remains a pivotal, controversial, and complicated figure in American history -- revered by some, reviled by others, and a central figure in America's history and continuing race and culture wars.
Historical groups planned lectures, a banquet, and artillery salutes to mark the 200th anniversary of the Confederate strategist's birth on Jan. 19, 1807.
Events were scheduled throughout the weekend at Washington and Lee University in Lexington, Va., at Lee's birthplace, and in Richmond, the former Confederate capital, as well as in other Southern states.
In Virginia, where Lee was born, fought in the Civil War, and died -- no matter whether he's viewed as a hero who fought brilliantly and valiantly for states' rights or as a traitor bent on protecting his state's right to own slaves -- his legacy looms large. Lee highways crisscross the state, Lee bridges cross rivers, and schools are named for him.
But beyond the heat and noise created by Lee's 21st-century defenders and detractors, there is a new move to reevaluate Lee and his legacy.
The premise of the new look is perhaps as controversial as Lee's image: As the South has become more racially and ethnically diverse and has prospered economically, perhaps the South doesn't need Lee so much anymore, or at least not in the same way.
"Now there are all sorts of other ways in which Southerners identify themselves -- Salvadorans, Mexicans, Asians -- [and] the politics and economics of the region are no longer based on white supremacy," said W. Fitzhugh Brundage, a historian at the University of North Carolina and a member of the Society of the Lees of Virginia.
"It makes all the sense in the world that for more and more Southerners, Robert E. Lee is just a footnote, " he said.
At Arlington House at Arlington National Cemetery -- the old Lee mansion and plantation where Union officers began burying the Civil War dead -- Lee's bicentennial was commemorated with a symposium, "Does Lee Matter?"
And at Washington and Lee University, where Lee became president after the Civil War, the bicentennial is being marked with "Re-visioning Lee," an art exhibit exploring how Lee's image has been exploited for various causes.
Another big draw was the discussion "What Lee Means Today," led by two history professors; one white and one African-American.
Not too far from Lee Chapel, where Lee is buried and which boasts a marble statue of him reclining with his hand on his sword, awaiting battle, Theodore Carter DeLaney, the black professor, passed out a 1928 essay on Lee by African-American writer W.E.B. DuBois.
"It is ridiculous to seek to excuse Robert Lee" because he "led a bloody war to perpetuate human slavery," DuBois wrote.
"At Washington and Lee, all things are on the table for debate and discussion, including Robert E. Lee," Delaney said. "Nothing's too sacred. And that's an important change."
Lee was born at Stratford Plantation on the Northern Neck of Virginia and was the fifth child of Revolutionary War hero Henry "Light Horse Harry" Lee. He attended West Point and never received a demerit.
By all accounts handsome, tall, charismatic, and humble, he had a long and illustrious career in the US Army. In 1861, as Southern states contemplated secession, Lee privately ridiculed the idea.
Still, when he was offered command of the Union Army, he turned it down once Virginia -- his "country" -- seceded.
Once the war ended, Lee resisted calls to continue the fight in the hills as a guerrilla leader and instead encouraged his soldiers to go home and begin rebuilding the nation.
He retired to what was then Washington College, where he set about innovating the offerings, adding classes in business and journalism. ¶ 1/22/2007 07:50:00 AM 2 comments
10 January 2007
Civil War News Roundup
Round table will discuss naval actions of Civil War (MI)
Man accused of stealing Christmas presents, Civil War artifacts from home (TN/VA)
70 acres of Civil War battlefield eyed for commercial development (TN)
History museum plans fourth Civil War exhibit
(TX)
UT President Forming Committee To Study Confederate Statues
(TX)
Team may compete against school that waves Confederate flag
(KY)
Jackson House Celebrates Stonewall's Birthday
(VA)
Gettysburg oil dump dismissed
(PA)
Virginia monument gets its Confederate soldier (VA) ¶ 1/10/2007 01:24:00 PM 0 comments
Man accused of stealing Christmas presents, Civil War artifacts from home (TN/VA)
70 acres of Civil War battlefield eyed for commercial development (TN)
History museum plans fourth Civil War exhibit
(TX)
UT President Forming Committee To Study Confederate Statues
(TX)
Team may compete against school that waves Confederate flag
(KY)
Jackson House Celebrates Stonewall's Birthday
(VA)
Gettysburg oil dump dismissed
(PA)
Virginia monument gets its Confederate soldier (VA) ¶ 1/10/2007 01:24:00 PM 0 comments
I'm Back
My apologies for the lack of any postings over the last 7 weeks. I began a new job which is very time consuming in both hours worked and commute time, and have been involved in other real-life activities. Hopefully, I can make it up...
¶ 1/10/2007 01:14:00 PM 0 comments
19 November 2006
New Links
A couple of Living History Reenactor links to add today. Company C, 12th Georgia Infantry and the Flatlander's Mess are given permanent links today. Read and enjoy...
¶ 11/19/2006 10:20:00 AM 0 comments
The Winners...
Here are the winners of the book giveaway, sponsored by Simon & Schuster Publishing, "Strike The Tent..." and my regular blog, "The Blazer Blog." Gabor Boritt's book, "The Gettysburg Gospel," goes to Casey Fenn of Mecklenburg, NC. "Lincoln & Chief Justice Taney," by James F. Simon goes to Lewis J. Williams of Bellingham, WA, and "Union 1812," by A.J. Langguth goes to Celeste MacDougall of Belfast, ME. I had 570 entries from 47 states and 3 foreign countries. Thanks for the interest, and if I am lucky enough to receive more free books, I'll be sure to have another giveaway.
¶ 11/19/2006 09:24:00 AM 0 comments
17 November 2006
New Moniker
I've taken the profile name no longer being used by an anonymous individual who was making some disparaging remarks regarding the City Council Here. "Brains for NA" will only be a profile name, no new blog attached to it, and will only be taken to direct readers to this blog. I hope it works.
¶ 11/17/2006 09:17:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War News Round-Up
Troops re-enact Civil War battle (MS)
Civil War Round Table Meeting Nov. 21 (TN)
Sales of Civil War book halted after plagiarism alleged (NH)
Honoring Sacrifice During Civil War (CA)
New Civil War Museum Takes the Wide View (VA)
Confederate Christmas Ball reminiscent of Old South (TN) ¶ 11/17/2006 08:09:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War Round Table Meeting Nov. 21 (TN)
Sales of Civil War book halted after plagiarism alleged (NH)
Honoring Sacrifice During Civil War (CA)
New Civil War Museum Takes the Wide View (VA)
Confederate Christmas Ball reminiscent of Old South (TN) ¶ 11/17/2006 08:09:00 AM 0 comments
12 November 2006
New Links
I've added "The Delaware Civil War History Project" to the Civil War Links section in the right column. Prof. Led by Thomas J. Reed of the Widener University School of Law, it specializes in Delaware CW history, and other events in that area. I have also added "Civil War Gazette," and "Bull Runnings," by Harry Smeltzer, in the Civil War Blogs section. Read, enjoy, and participate!
¶ 11/12/2006 02:22:00 PM 0 comments
06 November 2006
Book Giveaway
In conjunction with Simon & Schuster Publishers, this blog and my "normal" blog "The Blazer Blog" are offering to give away three new books - "The Gettysburg Gospel," by Gabor Boritt, "Lincoln & Chief Justice Taney," by James F. Simon, and "Union 1812," by A.J. Langguth. If you are interested in any of the books, e-mail me at fifthnycav@yahoo.com with your name, address, and book preference. A drawing will be held on November 18th, 2006.
¶ 11/06/2006 12:17:00 PM 0 comments
26 October 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Civil War Re-Enactment Draws Near 40,000 People (CA)
Civil War documentary filmed at Conner Prairie (IN)
Denmark church's Civil War past may be part of its future (TN)
Decisive Theater of War (VA) ¶ 10/26/2006 10:04:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War documentary filmed at Conner Prairie (IN)
Denmark church's Civil War past may be part of its future (TN)
Decisive Theater of War (VA) ¶ 10/26/2006 10:04:00 AM 0 comments
25 October 2006
The Civil War on Television
CLICK ON THE BLUE/PURPLE WORDS FOR SHOW DESCRIPTIONS
10/27 Save Our History: Civil War Battlefields 7am
10/30 A&E Classroom: The Unexplained: Civil War Ghosts A & E 4am
10/31 Civil War Journal: Garden of the Dead: The Story of Arlington Cemetery. 7am
11/07 Civil War Journal: The Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia 7am
Unless otherwise noted, these shows will be on the History Channel ¶ 10/25/2006 10:25:00 AM 0 comments
CLICK ON THE BLUE/PURPLE WORDS FOR SHOW DESCRIPTIONS
10/27 Save Our History: Civil War Battlefields 7am
10/30 A&E Classroom: The Unexplained: Civil War Ghosts A & E 4am
10/31 Civil War Journal: Garden of the Dead: The Story of Arlington Cemetery. 7am
11/07 Civil War Journal: The Monitor vs. the CSS Virginia 7am
Unless otherwise noted, these shows will be on the History Channel ¶ 10/25/2006 10:25:00 AM 0 comments
"Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails"
To be released for sale to the public on October 31st, 2006 is an interesting book that goes to an area of Civil War history that I, for one, hadn't really thought that much about.
"Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War," by Tom Wheeler, is a really good book for those of us always striving to find literature on the lesser known aspects of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was fascinated by technical advancements (he's the only U.S. President to hold a patent) including what really was the Internet of that time period, the telegraph. We learn that Lincoln, after teaching himself the operations of the telegraph because of McClellan's refusal to allow some messages to be forwarded to the White House, would spend many hours in the War Department telegraph office, receiving ongoing news and dictating messages almost directly to the front. Wheeler takes a look how Lincoln used this relatively new technology to his advantage.
From the book:
"The telegraph had allowed President Lincoln and the War Department to have unprecedented awareness of and access to commanders in the field. The technology had, without a doubt, changed the nature of the command relationship."
The relationship between the Telegraph and today's email was an analogy that I found to be a catalyst for me to continue reading each day. The comparison between technologies both old and new was very interesting.
I found "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails" to be an interesting book, an enjoyable read, and it allowed me to learn about an aspect of Lincoln's presidency that I really hadn't considered.
I place this book on the "Strike The Tent..." Recommended Read list.
About the Author:
"Tom Wheeler has been CEO of multiple high-tech companies, as well as CEO of the National Cable Television Association and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. Presently, he is a managing director with Core Capital Partners and a member of the boards of directors of numerous technology companies. He is the author of Take Command!: Leadership Lessons from the Civil War, named one of the Top Ten Historical Leadership Books, and his op-ed commentaries on the historical analogues to current events have been published in the Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and other leading publications. Wheeler was appointed a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by both President Clinton and President Bush. He is chairman and president of the Foundation for the National Archives, the nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the American story through its documents, and a director of the Public Broadcasting Service." ¶ 10/25/2006 08:41:00 AM 0 comments
To be released for sale to the public on October 31st, 2006 is an interesting book that goes to an area of Civil War history that I, for one, hadn't really thought that much about.
"Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails: The Story of How Abraham Lincoln Used the Telegraph to Win the Civil War," by Tom Wheeler, is a really good book for those of us always striving to find literature on the lesser known aspects of the Civil War. Abraham Lincoln was fascinated by technical advancements (he's the only U.S. President to hold a patent) including what really was the Internet of that time period, the telegraph. We learn that Lincoln, after teaching himself the operations of the telegraph because of McClellan's refusal to allow some messages to be forwarded to the White House, would spend many hours in the War Department telegraph office, receiving ongoing news and dictating messages almost directly to the front. Wheeler takes a look how Lincoln used this relatively new technology to his advantage.
From the book:
"The telegraph had allowed President Lincoln and the War Department to have unprecedented awareness of and access to commanders in the field. The technology had, without a doubt, changed the nature of the command relationship."
The relationship between the Telegraph and today's email was an analogy that I found to be a catalyst for me to continue reading each day. The comparison between technologies both old and new was very interesting.
I found "Mr. Lincoln's T-Mails" to be an interesting book, an enjoyable read, and it allowed me to learn about an aspect of Lincoln's presidency that I really hadn't considered.
I place this book on the "Strike The Tent..." Recommended Read list.
About the Author:
"Tom Wheeler has been CEO of multiple high-tech companies, as well as CEO of the National Cable Television Association and the Cellular Telecommunications and Internet Association. Presently, he is a managing director with Core Capital Partners and a member of the boards of directors of numerous technology companies. He is the author of Take Command!: Leadership Lessons from the Civil War, named one of the Top Ten Historical Leadership Books, and his op-ed commentaries on the historical analogues to current events have been published in the Washington Post, USA Today, Los Angeles Times, Newsday, and other leading publications. Wheeler was appointed a trustee of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts by both President Clinton and President Bush. He is chairman and president of the Foundation for the National Archives, the nonprofit organization dedicated to telling the American story through its documents, and a director of the Public Broadcasting Service." ¶ 10/25/2006 08:41:00 AM 0 comments
20 October 2006
New Blog
J. David Petruzzi, American Civil War author and historian, has a blog I have neglected to add to my links. I'll remedy that today. In his profile, he states: "I’ve written for popular Civil War magazines for a few years, and my first book appeared recently, with several more in the works. I’ve been both a reenactor and living historian for some time, portraying a Federal cavalry officer." The blog is called Hoofbeats and Cold Steel: Thoughts of a Civil War Cavalry Author and History Buff"", and will be linked in the right column under "Blogs."
¶ 10/20/2006 02:01:00 PM 0 comments
11 October 2006
New Links
I have added several links to the right side. Under "Living History Units," you'll find the 2nd South Carolina Band and the 7th Virginia Infantry. I have added a heading entitled SCV/SUV Links, and the first addition is the General Louis Hebert SCV #2032. Civil War Art adds Jeff Trexler. Reference Links has grown by 5, with Confederate Navy.com, the Friends of Stafford, Project Gutenberg, Rare Maps for Sale, and VA Civil War Relics. I've added "The Civil War," "The Diaries of Owen Wright," and "The Intense Inane" to the Blogs Links. Read and enjoy.
¶ 10/11/2006 04:38:00 PM 1 comments
Civil War News Roundup
American Civil War Center Opens To Public (VA)
War historian asks help with research (VT)
Civil War Re-enactors Work To Remain True To Time Period (NE)
Town festival features Civil War re-enactors (PA)
Andersonville Reenacts Life During Civil War (GA)
Attacks on Southerners, Symbols Unjustified (AL)
$1.5 million Needed To Preserve Morris Island Battleground (SC)
Cannons Blasted and Bugles Blew (NV)
War historian asks help with research (VT)
Civil War Re-enactors Work To Remain True To Time Period (NE)
Town festival features Civil War re-enactors (PA)
Andersonville Reenacts Life During Civil War (GA)
Attacks on Southerners, Symbols Unjustified (AL)
$1.5 million Needed To Preserve Morris Island Battleground (SC)
Cannons Blasted and Bugles Blew (NV)
Labels: News
¶ 10/11/2006 12:46:00 PM 0 comments
25 September 2006
New Book Details Stuart's Ride To Gettysburg
Eric Wittenberg and J.D. Petruzzi have collaborated on a new book that goes in-depth into Jeb Stuart's journey to Gettysburg. Give it a read.
From the Book's Website:
June 1863.
The Gettysburg Campaign is in its opening hours.
Harnesses jingle and hooves pound as Confederate cavalryman James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart leads three brigades of veteran troopers on a ride that triggers one of the Civil War's most enduring controversies.
Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg is the new book that is the most detailed and comprehensive narrative of Stuart's ride to Pennsylvania in June and July 1863 ever written, and explores the historiography of the resulting controversy like never before.
About the Authors:
Eric J. Wittenberg (his blog here) has written widely on Civil War cavalry operations. His books include Glory Enough for All (2002), The Union Cavalry Comes of Age (2003), and The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads and the Civil War's Final Campaign (2005). He lives in Columbus, Ohio. J. David Petruzzi is the author of several magazine articles on Eastern Theater cavalry operations, conducts tours of cavalry sites of the Gettysburg Campaign, and is the author of the popular "Buford's Boys" website. Petruzzi lives in Brockway, Pennsylvania. ¶ 9/25/2006 08:52:00 AM 0 comments
Eric Wittenberg and J.D. Petruzzi have collaborated on a new book that goes in-depth into Jeb Stuart's journey to Gettysburg. Give it a read.
From the Book's Website:
June 1863.
The Gettysburg Campaign is in its opening hours.
Harnesses jingle and hooves pound as Confederate cavalryman James Ewell Brown (JEB) Stuart leads three brigades of veteran troopers on a ride that triggers one of the Civil War's most enduring controversies.
Plenty of Blame to Go Around: Jeb Stuart's Controversial Ride to Gettysburg is the new book that is the most detailed and comprehensive narrative of Stuart's ride to Pennsylvania in June and July 1863 ever written, and explores the historiography of the resulting controversy like never before.
About the Authors:
Eric J. Wittenberg (his blog here) has written widely on Civil War cavalry operations. His books include Glory Enough for All (2002), The Union Cavalry Comes of Age (2003), and The Battle of Monroe's Crossroads and the Civil War's Final Campaign (2005). He lives in Columbus, Ohio. J. David Petruzzi is the author of several magazine articles on Eastern Theater cavalry operations, conducts tours of cavalry sites of the Gettysburg Campaign, and is the author of the popular "Buford's Boys" website. Petruzzi lives in Brockway, Pennsylvania. ¶ 9/25/2006 08:52:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War News Roundup
Logan County Hosts Civil War Days (OH)
Memorial makeover: Monument honors veterans of Civil War (KS)
Civil War buffs hold roundtable (NY)
Doctorow pens Civil War epic (NY)
Ground breaking for Civil War memorial in New Haven (CT)
Civil War artifacts found during cleanup of warship (VA)
A veteran of war novels: Jeff Shaara (FL)
Military Prison Commandant honored at memorial service (NC) ¶ 9/25/2006 08:46:00 AM 0 comments
Memorial makeover: Monument honors veterans of Civil War (KS)
Civil War buffs hold roundtable (NY)
Doctorow pens Civil War epic (NY)
Ground breaking for Civil War memorial in New Haven (CT)
Civil War artifacts found during cleanup of warship (VA)
A veteran of war novels: Jeff Shaara (FL)
Military Prison Commandant honored at memorial service (NC) ¶ 9/25/2006 08:46:00 AM 0 comments
11 September 2006
Momentum Builds in Downtown Gettysburg
From "The Gettysburg Quarterly," the park newspaper of the Gettysburg National Military Park.
Gettysburg National Military Park, the Gettysburg Foundation, and the Gettysburg community are working to create a “seamless” story of the battle of Gettysburg for visitors by telling compelling stories of the battle through town, the aftermath of battle in the town, the civilian experience during the tragic days of July 1863, and the town’s recovery. The master plan for this effort, known as the “Interpretive Plan for the Borough of Gettysburg,” was created in 2000 and is being implemented by Main Street Gettysburg. Main Street’s goals are to preserve the town’s historic resources, expand interpretation, enhance the economic benefits of tourism in the community, and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors.
Momentum is building in Gettysburg’s downtown on several of these projects, some of which have already been completed and others will be coming on line in the next two years. Gettysburg College restored the Majestic Theater in downtown Gettysburg and it now operates as a performing arts center and cinema. Gettysburg’s historic Train Station is owned by the Borough and is now fully restored. It is being developed as a downtown information station and orientation space and will be a destination for the planned park/downtown shuttle.
The Wills House is on the National Register of Historic Places, and enjoys national renown as the place where President Abraham Lincoln spent the night before delivering the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Construction will begin later this year to rehabilitate the structure to its 1863 appearance, and install exhibits for its future life as a public Lincoln Museum. The museum will open in 2008. Exhibit designers Gallagher and Associates are creating the exhibits in the Wills House and the Train Station, as well as those in the new Museum and Visitor Center, which will help achieve the goal of seamless interpretation.
Two other major projects are in development now to improve the visitor experience: a shuttle system connecting the new park museum and visitor center with several sites in the town and a new, updated signage system throughout the park and the town. The shuttle system, a joint project between the park, the Borough of Gettysburg, and the Adams County Transit Authority, will alleviate traffic congestion and create new opportunities for visitors to experience the town on foot (with a beneficial side effect of increased visitor spending). The partners are also working on a project to create a new system of signs, called Wayfinding. This coordinated effort will address four needs:
1. Gettysburg Foundation’s need for new directional signage from
the highways to the new museum and visitor center
2. Gettysburg National Military Park’s need for new and updated
signs to replace a system that is 30 years old and failing
3. A combined need between the Park and the Borough for
new wayfinding systems within the town to reduce
confusing sign clutter and improve wayfinding for both cars
and pedestrians.
4. Signs needed for the new shuttle system.
Happily, all four of these sign projects are being coordinated and Gallagher and Associates, designers of both the new museum exhibits and the Wills House exhibits, will be designing new wayfinding systems for all four needs. ¶ 9/11/2006 02:00:00 PM 1 comments
Gettysburg National Military Park, the Gettysburg Foundation, and the Gettysburg community are working to create a “seamless” story of the battle of Gettysburg for visitors by telling compelling stories of the battle through town, the aftermath of battle in the town, the civilian experience during the tragic days of July 1863, and the town’s recovery. The master plan for this effort, known as the “Interpretive Plan for the Borough of Gettysburg,” was created in 2000 and is being implemented by Main Street Gettysburg. Main Street’s goals are to preserve the town’s historic resources, expand interpretation, enhance the economic benefits of tourism in the community, and improve the quality of life for residents and visitors.
Momentum is building in Gettysburg’s downtown on several of these projects, some of which have already been completed and others will be coming on line in the next two years. Gettysburg College restored the Majestic Theater in downtown Gettysburg and it now operates as a performing arts center and cinema. Gettysburg’s historic Train Station is owned by the Borough and is now fully restored. It is being developed as a downtown information station and orientation space and will be a destination for the planned park/downtown shuttle.
The Wills House is on the National Register of Historic Places, and enjoys national renown as the place where President Abraham Lincoln spent the night before delivering the Gettysburg Address on November 19, 1863. Construction will begin later this year to rehabilitate the structure to its 1863 appearance, and install exhibits for its future life as a public Lincoln Museum. The museum will open in 2008. Exhibit designers Gallagher and Associates are creating the exhibits in the Wills House and the Train Station, as well as those in the new Museum and Visitor Center, which will help achieve the goal of seamless interpretation.
Two other major projects are in development now to improve the visitor experience: a shuttle system connecting the new park museum and visitor center with several sites in the town and a new, updated signage system throughout the park and the town. The shuttle system, a joint project between the park, the Borough of Gettysburg, and the Adams County Transit Authority, will alleviate traffic congestion and create new opportunities for visitors to experience the town on foot (with a beneficial side effect of increased visitor spending). The partners are also working on a project to create a new system of signs, called Wayfinding. This coordinated effort will address four needs:
1. Gettysburg Foundation’s need for new directional signage from
the highways to the new museum and visitor center
2. Gettysburg National Military Park’s need for new and updated
signs to replace a system that is 30 years old and failing
3. A combined need between the Park and the Borough for
new wayfinding systems within the town to reduce
confusing sign clutter and improve wayfinding for both cars
and pedestrians.
4. Signs needed for the new shuttle system.
Happily, all four of these sign projects are being coordinated and Gallagher and Associates, designers of both the new museum exhibits and the Wills House exhibits, will be designing new wayfinding systems for all four needs. ¶ 9/11/2006 02:00:00 PM 1 comments
06 September 2006
Civil War Records Stolen from Library Exhibit
This appeared in today's edition of the American Libraries Direct.
A thief took two Civil War documents from a sealed case at the main
branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina, the weekend of August 26.
The display case, which has since been removed, was sealed by screws.
Two staff members could see the display from their desks but were often
away helping patrons.
"I can only say that maybe [the documents] offended someone, or maybe
they thought they were worth a whole lot of money," said Archivist
Sheila Bumgarner, who curated the exhibit, in the August 31 Charlotte
Observer. The items, a handwritten furlough for a Confederate soldier
and a certificate of medical examination for a slave, had a combined
value of about $400, according to the library. However, other documents
left behind in the exhibit were more valuable.
Retired police captain Walt Hilderman, who loaned the documents to the
library, said that the thief could have been motivated by controversy
stemming from his split with the group Sons of Confederate Veterans and
a book he had written on conscription in the Confederacy, They Went
into
the Fight Cheering. "Those documents were specifically targeted for
theft for a reason," he told the paper. "Whether there was some
political threat involved . . . is all a possibility." ¶ 9/06/2006 07:33:00 PM 3 comments
A thief took two Civil War documents from a sealed case at the main
branch of the Public Library of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County, North
Carolina, the weekend of August 26.
The display case, which has since been removed, was sealed by screws.
Two staff members could see the display from their desks but were often
away helping patrons.
"I can only say that maybe [the documents] offended someone, or maybe
they thought they were worth a whole lot of money," said Archivist
Sheila Bumgarner, who curated the exhibit, in the August 31 Charlotte
Observer. The items, a handwritten furlough for a Confederate soldier
and a certificate of medical examination for a slave, had a combined
value of about $400, according to the library. However, other documents
left behind in the exhibit were more valuable.
Retired police captain Walt Hilderman, who loaned the documents to the
library, said that the thief could have been motivated by controversy
stemming from his split with the group Sons of Confederate Veterans and
a book he had written on conscription in the Confederacy, They Went
into
the Fight Cheering. "Those documents were specifically targeted for
theft for a reason," he told the paper. "Whether there was some
political threat involved . . . is all a possibility." ¶ 9/06/2006 07:33:00 PM 3 comments
05 September 2006
Civil War Book News Update
A much anticipated updating of the Civil War Book News has happened, with the first wave of 2006 postings now available. Do yourself a favor, and take a peek. Dimitri Rotov, the editor, has done a pretty thorough job once again. Please be aware that all links launch popup windows. If you have a popup blocker, you may need to defeat it by right clicking on the link, then selecting "open in new window."
¶ 9/05/2006 03:26:00 PM 0 comments
Civil War News Round-Up
Confederate cruiser died a long way from her element
(NC)
Confederate grave markers found (MS)
LSU students plan tailgate protests of Confederate flag (LA)
Civil War comes alive in Lake Villa (IL)
Civil War Enthusiasts Battle For Dade City (FL)
Burke Davis, Civil War author, dies (VA) ¶ 9/05/2006 03:05:00 PM 0 comments
(NC)
Confederate grave markers found (MS)
LSU students plan tailgate protests of Confederate flag (LA)
Civil War comes alive in Lake Villa (IL)
Civil War Enthusiasts Battle For Dade City (FL)
Burke Davis, Civil War author, dies (VA) ¶ 9/05/2006 03:05:00 PM 0 comments
01 September 2006
The Commercialization of the Confederate Battle Flag
My blog-pal Greg Roach sent me this interesting link from a blog called "FourFour," written by a guy named Rich Juzwiak from Brooklyn, NY. I did chuckle a bit, as I have two of the offending t-shirts mentioned in the story (the "History Lesson" one, and I sport a "I'd Rather Be Historically Accurate..." shirt, albeit a green t-shirt with yellow writing, and no flag to be found). I do think that the Confederate Battle flag has been commercialized to death (anything to make a buck, hey guys) but I have always looked at the flag as a historical symbol of a terrible conflict, not the "racist" icon it has turned into. ¶ 9/01/2006 07:45:00 AM 2 comments
My blog-pal Greg Roach sent me this interesting link from a blog called "FourFour," written by a guy named Rich Juzwiak from Brooklyn, NY. I did chuckle a bit, as I have two of the offending t-shirts mentioned in the story (the "History Lesson" one, and I sport a "I'd Rather Be Historically Accurate..." shirt, albeit a green t-shirt with yellow writing, and no flag to be found). I do think that the Confederate Battle flag has been commercialized to death (anything to make a buck, hey guys) but I have always looked at the flag as a historical symbol of a terrible conflict, not the "racist" icon it has turned into. ¶ 9/01/2006 07:45:00 AM 2 comments
13 August 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Civil War Heritage Remembered In Rutherford County (TN)
Teachers Expierience “Antebellum, Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction” (VA)
Galpin Civil War Roundtable plans fall trip (NY)
Civil War Trail to help tell Hanover's story (PA)
Civil War marker now rests in Mountain Home Cemetery (MI)
Civil War forts securing future (TN)
Civil War roundtable visits Newtonia (MO) ¶ 8/13/2006 09:28:00 AM 1 comments
Teachers Expierience “Antebellum, Slavery, the Civil War and Reconstruction” (VA)
Galpin Civil War Roundtable plans fall trip (NY)
Civil War Trail to help tell Hanover's story (PA)
Civil War marker now rests in Mountain Home Cemetery (MI)
Civil War forts securing future (TN)
Civil War roundtable visits Newtonia (MO) ¶ 8/13/2006 09:28:00 AM 1 comments
08 August 2006
Gilder Lehrman Institute Teams Up To Open New "History High School" in PA
On September 7th, the School District of Philadelphia will open Constitution High School, a new magnet school created in partnership with the National Constitution Center and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The school will be the Institute’s first history school in Pennsylvania and will feature a curriculum grounded in American history, law, and government. Gilder-Lehrman sponsors 31 history schools and 14 Saturday academies nationwide. ¶ 8/08/2006 10:55:00 AM 1 comments
On September 7th, the School District of Philadelphia will open Constitution High School, a new magnet school created in partnership with the National Constitution Center and the Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History. The school will be the Institute’s first history school in Pennsylvania and will feature a curriculum grounded in American history, law, and government. Gilder-Lehrman sponsors 31 history schools and 14 Saturday academies nationwide. ¶ 8/08/2006 10:55:00 AM 1 comments
07 August 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Film Review: C.S.A.: The Confederate States of America
Henrietta Reenacts Civil War Battle (NY)
Group plans to erect Confederate memorial in Georgetown (DE)
Re-enactors Live In Civil War Style (MI)
Confederate Plaque Fight Starting Again (TX)
Confederate soldiers remembered on Battle of Kirksville anniversary (MO)
The odd lives and deaths of Delaware Confederates (DE)
Civil War lecture series continues with look at home front (PA) ¶ 8/07/2006 05:04:00 PM 1 comments
Henrietta Reenacts Civil War Battle (NY)
Group plans to erect Confederate memorial in Georgetown (DE)
Re-enactors Live In Civil War Style (MI)
Confederate Plaque Fight Starting Again (TX)
Confederate soldiers remembered on Battle of Kirksville anniversary (MO)
The odd lives and deaths of Delaware Confederates (DE)
Civil War lecture series continues with look at home front (PA) ¶ 8/07/2006 05:04:00 PM 1 comments
06 August 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Cemetery has stones from Civil War vet and early settler (PA)
Different Perspective Sought for Civil War Commemoration (KS)
Ceremony honors Civil War veteran's service (MI) ¶ 8/06/2006 02:38:00 PM 1 comments
Different Perspective Sought for Civil War Commemoration (KS)
Ceremony honors Civil War veteran's service (MI) ¶ 8/06/2006 02:38:00 PM 1 comments
04 August 2006
Interpretive Programming
Being my first job as an interpreter, I guess I am experiencing a wake-up call when it comes to the prices of living history displays. I have been unable to find a reenactment unit that charges less than $1,000 a day to appear. Is this the norm, or am I just not looking in the right places? Unfortunately, being a state funded park gives me a VERY limited budget to work with, and since Western Gateway Heritage State Park is a museum dedicated to local history, I am feeling the need to offer more living and local history displays. For example, here I sit in a museum to the building of the Hoosac Tunnel and railroading, and my current exhibits are of the state Junior Duck Stamp entries, and a display of spinning and weaving done by the local S & W group. Something just doesn't seem right about it. Any suggestions or ideas?....
¶ 8/04/2006 09:37:00 AM 0 comments
Civil War News Round-up
Experts to study cloth scrap linked to early Civil War hero (NY)
Vermont Civil War veteran's medal returns to Historical Society (VT)
American Civil War Violence Continues
¶ 8/04/2006 09:09:00 AM 0 comments
Vermont Civil War veteran's medal returns to Historical Society (VT)
American Civil War Violence Continues
¶ 8/04/2006 09:09:00 AM 0 comments
30 July 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Black unit in Civil War draws a salute (KY)
Civil War history comes alive (IN)
The Battle of the Crater still roars (VA)
Perryville comes alive (KY)
Saber found in barn dates back to the Civil War era (MI)
Michigan men deliver marker to cemetery (MI/OH)
Wrenching memories of the Civil War (CA) ¶ 7/30/2006 10:19:00 AM 1 comments
Civil War history comes alive (IN)
The Battle of the Crater still roars (VA)
Perryville comes alive (KY)
Saber found in barn dates back to the Civil War era (MI)
Michigan men deliver marker to cemetery (MI/OH)
Wrenching memories of the Civil War (CA) ¶ 7/30/2006 10:19:00 AM 1 comments
29 July 2006
Civil War News Roundup
Book features letters of local Civil War veterans (NJ)
Civil War veteran honored with Mass (CO)
Shell explosion hurts Civil War buff (TN) ¶ 7/29/2006 12:41:00 PM 1 comments
Civil War veteran honored with Mass (CO)
Shell explosion hurts Civil War buff (TN) ¶ 7/29/2006 12:41:00 PM 1 comments
25 July 2006
New Blogs
I've added 4 blogs to my links, bringing the total to 25. "Chronicles of the American Civil War," Maggie Maclean's "Civil War Women," Mannie Gentile's "My Year of Living Rangerously," and Sarah's (Harvard '07) "Not in Memoriam, But in Defense" are the newest additions. Give them all a look, and keep going back for more. Remember, in the words of Red Green, "... I'm pulling for you. We're all in this together."
¶ 7/25/2006 08:12:00 PM 1 comments
24 July 2006
Rare Lincoln Slavery Letter Found
One hundered and forty-five years ago, Abraham Lincoln put his signature on letters to each of the nation's governors, asking them to support a 13th amendment to the Constitution -- one that would enshrine slavery as the law of the land. You read that correctly: the president remembered for abolishing slavery was willing to preserve that institution if doing so would preserve the union.
¶ 7/24/2006 10:41:00 AM 4 comments
Civil War News Roundup
Trust weighs future of record Civil War land purchase (VA)
Black soldiers proved valor in Civil War
Civil War group wants to restore monument (KS)
Jefferson College hosts Civil War camp for children (MS)
On Ironclad's Deck And In Rare Prints, Views Of Civil War (VA)
Reenactors Revive Civil War Struggle (VA)
Civil War reenactment in Zumbrota (MN)
Archivist shares Winona Civil War experience (MN)
Thousands of Civil War enthusiasts to re-enact key 1861 battle (VA)
Panel seeks comments on Civil War park (VA) ¶ 7/24/2006 10:17:00 AM 0 comments
Black soldiers proved valor in Civil War
Civil War group wants to restore monument (KS)
Jefferson College hosts Civil War camp for children (MS)
On Ironclad's Deck And In Rare Prints, Views Of Civil War (VA)
Reenactors Revive Civil War Struggle (VA)
Civil War reenactment in Zumbrota (MN)
Archivist shares Winona Civil War experience (MN)
Thousands of Civil War enthusiasts to re-enact key 1861 battle (VA)
Panel seeks comments on Civil War park (VA) ¶ 7/24/2006 10:17:00 AM 0 comments
