Week In Review: June 6-13, 2021
Here’s a look back at our busy week!
Sunday, June 6:
Recruiting The Regiment: Comparing descriptions of volunteerism in the 1860’s and 1940’s for the anniversary of D-Day.
Monday, June 7:
Question of the Week focused on regiments in the Western Theater.
Recruiting The Regiment: Sarah Kay Bierle added some images of New York recruiting posters.
Tuesday, June 8:
Recruiting The Regiment: Guest author Brian Swartz wrote about the 2nd Maine Regiment.
Doug Crenshaw reviewed Unsung Hero of Gettysburg: The Story of Union General David McMurtrie Gregg.
Wednesday, June 9:
Symposium Spotlight: The recommended reading list, Part 1.
Recruiting The Regiment: Guest author Mark H. Dunkelman shared his research about the 154th New York Regiment.
Thursday, June 10:
Bert Dunkerly posted Part 3 in the series Antietam’s Lower Field Revisited.
Chris Mackowski’s presentation “Grant’s Last Battle” airs on C-SPAN3.
Drew Gruber wrote about Louis A. Matos and the Battle of Big Bethel for the 160th anniversary.
Friday, June 11:
Sean Chick reviewed the book The Assault on Fort Blakeley.
Cecily Nelson Zander posted about her adventures in Savannah, Georgia.
Recruiting The Regiment: There was a skilled doctor in the ranks of the 2nd Virginia and here’s how he went from private to brigade surgeon…
Saturday, June 12:
Saving History Saturday highlighted the restoration work being done on the Kirkland Monument at Fredericksburg Battlefield this summer.
Recruiting The Regiment: Guest author Lance J. Herdegen shared about Wisconsin’s response to the call for troops.
Sunday, June 13:
This morning Meg Groeling posted “Hush’d Be The Camps Today” for Weekly Whitman.