Category Archives: Ties to the War

Registration Open for the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge

Posted on March 3, 2014 by

First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge “The Civil War in 1864″ Please join us for the First Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. The theme of this years symposium is “The Civil War in 1864″. … Continue reading →

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In Jumping Broke My Leg: Another Look at the Lincoln Assassination Legend

Posted on February 26, 2014 by

Today we welcome guest author Cal. J. Schoonover. Cal hail’s from Janesville, WI, where he lives with his son James. Cal is a graduate of The University of Wisconsin, Whitewater; and is currently attending American Military University, where he is … Continue reading →

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And before 2013 ends, the #10 book every Civil War Buff Ought To Own . . . Gore Vidal’s Lincoln: A Novel

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

The main reason this series has taken so long is that I knew there should be a Lincoln biography on the list. Which one, however, is a huge decision. I could go classical with Sandburg’s 3-volume set (referred to as … Continue reading →

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Top 15 Posts of 2013—Number 5: Making Hardtack

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

The parks are all closed and you are at your wit’s end trying to figure out what to do. You have watched Gettysburg about as many times as anyone could possible stomach and . . . stomach? Have I got … Continue reading →

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Top 15 Posts of 2013

Posted on December 26, 2013 by

From now until the new year we will be running the top 15 posts of 2013 (we will also include some that deserve honorable mentions). We wanted to take a moment and thank all of our readers. From all of … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: General Patton

Posted on December 21, 2013 by

Today in 1945 General George S. Patton Jr. breathed his last in a hospital in Heidelberg, Germany. Three days later he was buried in the American Military Cemetery in Hamm, Luxembourg, where he rests today. General Patton is today one … Continue reading →

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Civil War Echoes: Bataan

Posted on December 18, 2013 by

I recently returned from the Philippines, where I had the opportunity to visit sites related  to the World War II Campaigns in 1941-42 (Clark Field, Bataan, Corregidor), the Bataan Death March, and the liberation operations in 1945 (Manila). While there … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving, 150 years ago

Posted on November 28, 2013 by

“Thanksgiving day, when the fat turkey is served in state,” said Theodore Lyman, a member of Gen. George Gordon Meade’s staff. “And this [was the day] appointed for our flank move on Orange Court House….” One hundred and fifty years … Continue reading →

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Book #9 in the Top Ten Books Every Civil War Fanatic Should Own

Posted on November 2, 2013 by

We all have a favorite battle, odd as “favorite” sounds when applied to an event wherein many folks died or were maimed. Yet, each of us has at least one engagement in particular that has caught the imagination, continuing to … Continue reading →

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Pick #8 in the Top Ten Books Every Civil War Fanatic Should Own

Posted on October 22, 2013 by

 I began this series almost a year ago–what a difference a year makes! My Master’s program at American Public University is marching forward, slowly but surely, and the rest of my life is–as Chris M. says–groovy. Still, I like to … Continue reading →

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