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Pick #7 in the Top Ten: Your Choice of a Diary, Journal, Or Collection of Letters, by a real enlisted soldier, Yank or Reb
Every bookshelf should contain some sort of diary or collection of letters, memoirs, etc. from one person who served in the Civil War. I would recommend a volume written by a common soldier rather than a commanding officer, so this … Continue reading
“The Star-Spangled Banner Must and Shall Be Saved:” Union Men Enlist
The American Civil War engulfed the American continent from 1861 to 1865. The titanic contest was fought for a variety of reasons, differing depending on its participants’ viewpoints. Politically, it was a struggle to preserve the Union and tear it … Continue reading
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Tagged 123rd New York Infantry, 16th Maine Infantry, 1st Colorado Infantry, 23rd Maine Infantry, 29th Massachusetts Infantry, 2nd Rhode Island Infantry, 5th Michigan Cavalry, Augustus Ayling, Civil War soldier motivation, common soldier, Elisha Hunt Rhodes, H.W. Bolton, James Henry Avery, Ovando J Hollister, rice c bull, soldier motivation, the star-spangled banner must and shall be saved, Union enlistments, why soldiers fought, William B. Lapham
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Should Auld Acquaintance Be Forgot . . .
Christmas during the nineteenth century was much different from what it is now. It was not even the main holiday of the season until late in the century. Originally, Christmas was a religious holiday, and the first day of a … Continue reading
