Author Archives: Frank Jastrzembski

About Frank Jastrzembski

A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Frank Jastrzembski studied history at John Carroll University (2010) and Cleveland State University (2014). He is the author of Valentine Baker’s Heroic Stand At Tashkessen 1877: A Tarnished British Soldier’s Glorious Victory (2017). When he is not writing, he travels with his wife, explores old cemeteries, plays wargames, and hunts for antiques and collectibles.

Harry Heth Meets Richard Francis Burton

Posted on May 12, 2018 by Frank Jastrzembski

When I think of Confederate General Henry Heth, I can’t help but imagine actor Warren Burton’s portrayal of him in the 1993 film Gettysburg. I can just picture Heth now trying to explain to General Robert E. Lee (Martin Sheen) … Continue reading →

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General Thomas A. Davies and How to Make Money, And How to Keep It

Posted on April 3, 2018 by Frank Jastrzembski

We remember Civil War generals for their wartime service, but rarely for what they did before or after that bloody five-year stretch. After he issued a controversial order to destroy the defenses at New Madrid, General Thomas Alfred Davies spent … Continue reading →

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General Grant Loses a Resourceful Subordinate, Mentor, Role Model and Friend

Posted on February 19, 2018 by Frank Jastrzembski

“During the war father was saddened often over the death of many who had been associates either at West Point or in the army,” Frederick Dent Grant wrote in 1899, “but I think his greatest grief, and perhaps his greatest … Continue reading →

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