Author Archives: Kathleen Logothetis

War in the House of God: Salem Church

Posted on May 18, 2013

  A lesser known part of the Chancellorsville campaign is the battle that swirled around Salem Church on May 3rd and 4th, 1863.  

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photography: Mourning

Posted on May 11, 2013

Part VI in a series

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photography: The Death

Posted on May 10, 2013

Part V in a series

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Shrine

Posted on May 9, 2013

Part IV in a series

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Amputation

Posted on May 8, 2013
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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Wounding

Posted on May 7, 2013

Part II in a series On the evening of May 2, Jackson rode forward of his lines to scout the Union position.  Riding back on the Mountain Road he was stuck by three bullets in a volley from the 18th … Continue reading →

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The Red Badge of Courage and the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on May 7, 2013

Stephen Crane’s Red Badge of Courage borders between classic literature and Civil War battle narrative.  In his unique style, he writes stories of battle without specifying names.  In The Red Badge of Courage most characters are not distinguished by name, … Continue reading →

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The Last Week of Jackson in Modern Photographs: The Attack

Posted on May 6, 2013

Part I in a series

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The Flying Dutchmen: The XI Corps at Chancellorsville

Posted on May 2, 2013

I say dam the DUTCH. Gen. Hooker soon ordered the 12th corps to kill every man that run in the 11th.  I saw a number of Officers and privates shot trying to break thriugh the guard.  It served them right.  … Continue reading →

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Stories in Stone: 26th North Carolina Infantry

Posted on April 25, 2013

It is a simple monument, a medium sized block of pink granite with a bronze plaque on its angled face.  It is not as eye catching as the monument across the road, that to the Iron Brigade’s 24th Michigan Infantry, … Continue reading →

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