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Monthly Archives: February 2012
Drivers, Start Your Engines!
Stock car racing is often thought of as the quintessential Southern sport, and the average NASCAR (the National Association for Stock Car Racing) fan is, stereotypically, a Southern redneck with an accent as thick as blackstrap molasses. After all, in … Continue reading
So Far from the Assigned Position
Looking to Cemetery Ridge from the wounding site of Major Daniel Daniel Sickles.
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Tagged Daniel Sickles, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania Monument, Trostle Farm
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A Must Read for Any Preservationist!
A great friend of the blog, Eric Wittenberg, has a recent post on his blog that all preservationists should read. Eric is not only one of the leading experts in the Union Cavalry in the Eastern Theater, he is passionate … Continue reading
A World on Fire, Part II: Union Foreign Policy with Great Britain
In my last post, I examined the possible reasons for British involvement in the American Civil War. With that framework, we can now begin to analyze Union and Confederate foreign policies sculpted to prevent or provoke those reasons into either … Continue reading
150 Years Ago Today…
On Februrary 22, 1862, Jefferson Davis gave his inauguration address in front of George Washington’s statue on the grounds of the Virginia State Capitol. The year before he was elected provisional president of the Confederate States of American in Montgomery, … Continue reading
Review: One of Morgan’s Men
Several months ago I was invited to review One of Morgan’s Men: Memoirs of Lieutenant John M. Porter of the Ninth Kentucky Cavalry, edited by Kent Masterson Brown. I found that it was a well written memoir that really added … Continue reading
A World on Fire, Part I: British Intervention in the American Civil War
“If any European Power provokes a war, we shall not shrink from it. A contest between Great Britain and the United States would wrap the world in fire.” These bold words were uttered in the hot summer of 1861, when … Continue reading
War Chicken
Robert E. Lee’s image is everywhere. His silhouette is so easily recognizable that it is one of the most powerful symbols of the Confederacy. Tales are told, legends have been created concerning the love and affection his men had for … Continue reading
Art show to begin tonight in Fredericksburg
Chatham Manor in Fredericksburg was built to house an 18th century plantation family. It saw visitors such as Presidents George Washington and Thomas Jefferson, and later, Abraham Lincoln. During the Civil War, it became a Union headquarters and subsequently a … Continue reading
