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Author Archives: Ryan Quint
Recruiting the Regiment: The 2nd Maine Volunteer Infantry
Eight days after the rebel bombardment of Fort Sumter, Daniel White, a resident of Bangor, Maine, wrote a letter to his governor. “I have the honor to inform you that at a meeting of the Ex-Tiger & Armory Associates,” White … Continue reading
“On the Heights”: The Field Hospital at Brompton in May 1864
The wagons rolling into Fredericksburg never seemed to stop. Mary Caldwell, an inhabitant of the town, wrote in her diary, “The road near the fair grounds seems to be literally covered.”[1] They were filled with broken and bloodied bodies, the … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Civilian, Common Soldier, Medical
Tagged 31st Maine, Brompton, Edward B. Dalton, Fredericksburg National Cemetery, Henry Lancaster, James Gardner, James Noyes, Mary G. Caldwell, Marye's Heights, Mathew Brady, medical care, Spotsylvania Court House, wilderness, William Howell Reed
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Civil War Myth Busting: The Fictional Confederate Irish Brigade at Fredericksburg
Another anniversary of the battle of Fredericksburg has come and gone. Mention of the December 1862 battle immediately brings to mind the repeated Federal attacks against Marye’s Heights that all failed to reach their objective. One of the most famous … Continue reading
What We’ve Learned: Still A Lot of Work to Do
It seems kind of surreal that ten years have already passed since the 150th anniversary of the Civil War. As we lace up our skates to embark on the 160th cycle, as it were, it’s a good question to ask: … Continue reading
Book Review: “Tullahoma: The Forgotten Campaign that Changed the Course of the Civil War, June 23—July 4, 1863”
When one thinks about June-July 1863, inevitably Gettysburg and Vicksburg come to mind. Between the bloodiest battle of the war and Federal forces gaining control of the Mississippi River, that is understandable. But in the shadows of those two giant … Continue reading
Edwin V. Sumner, Fredericksburg, and Lessons Learned Along the Chickahominy
Ambrose Burnside’s campaign in the winter of 1862 went belly-up because of his inability to get across the Rappahannock River. Standing on the far bank of the river, swollen because of winter rain and snow, Burnside could do nothing but … Continue reading
Home Libraries: Truly Making it Home
I’ve moved three times over the past five years. Packing for the moves is always the most time-consuming part of the process, and it’s not all that bad. Except for the books. When my wife and I last moved, we … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors
Tagged books, Civil War books, home-libraries, tales-from-the-home-libraries
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“I Confess That My Life at West Point Was Wretched”: O.O. Howard’s Plebe Year
Had his cousin William been in better physical shape, O.O. Howard probably would have never gone to West Point. Otis, as his family called him throughout his life, was in his senior year at Bowdoin College in Maine when his … Continue reading
Book Review: “Meade and Lee at Bristoe Station”
Here’s an understatement: there have been a lot of books written about the American Civil War. Hundreds of them about Gettysburg; thousands about Lincoln; biographies, campaign monographs, and studies about the home front. You name it, there’s probably a plethora … Continue reading
Book Review: “Lincoln Takes Command: The Campaign to Seize Norfolk and the Destruction of the CSS Virginia.”
When the CSS Virginia steamed into Hampton Roads on March 8, 1862 and tore through the Federal ships there, naval warfare changed forever. An ironclad, the Virginia seemed impenetrable as the Federal vessels poured broadside after broadside at her. Though … Continue reading
