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Book Review: “Yuletide in Dixie: Slavery, Christmas, and Southern Memory”
“Slavery, slavery, slavery! All this talk about slavery is spoiling the Old South Plantation Christmas celebrations!” Or so might Miss Scarlett complain. Robert E. May’s latest book, Yuletide in Dixie, is focused clearly on the irony of two competing mythologies concerning … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum South, Book Review, Books & Authors, Civilian, Holidays, Slavery
Tagged antebellum Christmas, Preservation, Robert E. May, Yuletide in Dixie
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Christmas In Winchester, Part 2
Continued from Part 1, which details the Civil War Christmas Winchester civilians always seemed to look back on with fond memories… By Christmas 1862, “Stonewall” Jackson had left the Shenandoah Valley for the final time. The general that Winchester adopted … Continue reading
Christmas In Winchester, Part 1
Christmas 1861. The effects of the Civil War were already felt in Winchester, Virginia—a city poised at the northern end of the Shenandoah Valley. Men had been recruited from the city and surrounding area and many served in a company … Continue reading
December 20, 1861: The Battle of Dranesville and the Confederate Battle Flag’s Debut
On a chilly morning, four regiments of Confederate infantry started off from their camps near Centreville, Virginia. They accompanied a battery of four cannon, 150 cavalry troopers, somewhere between 200-400 wagons, and were led by Brig. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart. The … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged 10th Alabama, 11th Virginia, 1st Kentucky, 6th South Carolina, Cary Sisters, Colin Selph, Confederate Battle Flag, Constance Cary, Dranesville, Hetty Cary, J.E.B. Stuart, Jennie Cary, Joseph Johnston, manassas, P.G.T. Beauregard, pennsylvania reserves, Richmond, William Cabell, William P. Miles
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Question of the Week: 12/16-12/22/19
Last week there was a discussion about negative and violent military and civilian clashes. Let’s try to flip the perspective for this Question of the Week during the holiday season… What is your favorite positive civilian/military interaction during the Civil … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Question of the Week
Tagged Civil War Civilians, Question of the Week
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Fredericksburg: The War In Town
Earlier this week, I combed through Library of Congress images related to the Battle of Fredericksburg and found a sketch of Union soldiers plundering the town or December 11 or 12, 1862. Fredericksburg had the unlucky claim of being one … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Civilian, Common Soldier
Tagged Fredericksburg, Fredericksburg-Civilian, Thomas Galway
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Fighting Rebels and Fighting Fires: The Life of George F. Griffin (Part 2/2)
Part 1 Can Be Found Here The grizzled veteran George F. Griffin, having survived the war’s gruesome last year, was mustered out of service on July 12, 1865. He had lost two brothers, one even mortally wounded by his side. … Continue reading
November 1862 in Fredericksburg: “Continued reports of the enemy approaching”
A couple mornings ago I headed into historic downtown Fredericksburg to shoot some photos before the streets got busy. My walk took me toward the city dock which in 1862 became one of the crossing points for Burnside’s Union troops. … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Primary Sources
Tagged Confederate women, Fredericksburg, Jane Beall, primary source
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