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Maine at War December 2022 blog posts
In December 2022 my Maine at War blog examined topics ranging from a sea chase off Cape Fear to how the war deeply affected an internationally famous poet who just happened to be Maine-born. December 7, 2022: Maine navy skipper nabs the “Goliath of Rebeldom” Thick fog enveloped the gunboat USS Victoria blockading the approaches […]
Read more...ECW Weekender: Fort Fisher North Carolina
I finally had an opportunity to visit Fort Fisher on the Cape Fear River, guardian of the blockade-running port at Wilmington. It was a gorgeous early November day, warm sun in ideal jacket temperatures and fresh breezes off the water. In early 1865, massive earth and sand ramparts, 30 to 60 feet high, extended 1/3 […]
Read more...Fallen, but not Forgotten: 1st Sergeant William Henry Hazzard, Co. K, 6th USCI
On August 4, 1864, Capt. Henry F. Young, 7th Wisconsin Infantry, wrote home to his wife sharing his sentiments about Black troops in the wake of the Battle of the Crater. “My opinion is that negro troops with white officers will not do . . . ,” he wrote. In his view—one shared by many […]
Read more...A Tale of Two Tombstones
ECW welcomes guest author Kevin C. Donovan During a recent first-time visit to Chattanooga’s Confederate Cemetery, I found a solitary grave situated in a far corner of the cemetery. The curious grave has two tombstones. One lies flat on the ground; the second stands upright. The flat stone, weather-beaten and clearly older of the two, […]
Read more...Book Review: Yours Affectionately, Osgood
One of the first things to strike this reader is the affectionate nature of Colonel Osgood Vose Tracy. He was, simply, a nice fellow. It would be hard to find someone with whom a reader would care to share time and maybe a drink more than with Tracy. Editors Ryan W. Keating, History Chair at […]
Read more...Things I have learned on the way to Atlanta – A Blunder at Resaca.
From my forthcoming Volume One of the Atlanta Campaign, to be published by Savas Beatie. On May 14, the Federals made repeated assaults against entrenched Confederates at Resaca. Among the troops caught up in these attacks were some old friends-regiments I have written of before, especially at Chickamauga. Here I thought I would share the […]
Read more...“The army surgeon sees little glory in war:” Visiting Henry Janes in Waterbury, Vermont
On a recent trip to Vermont to see some dear friends, I took a few detours to explore the region’s rich Civil War history. While the state may draw to mind gorgeous fall views (and let me tell you, they are spectacular) rather than the Civil War, the state has stories to tell. Vermont’s 1860 […]
Read more...“That Had Earned Him the Right to Vote Anywhere:” Black Soldiers Vote in the 1864 Presidential Election
Historically speaking, some elections are more important than others. However, it is difficult to dispute the significance of the presidential election of 1864. Much was on the line. Many Confederate hopes rested on a McClellan victory, while the majority of Federal soldiers saw Lincoln’s reelection as the surest route to continued prosecution of the war […]
Read more...CWRT Congress: Recognition Through Awards
By Carol VanOrnum, Civil War Round Table Congress VP We’re all familiar with the dogged heroism of Lt. Alonzo H. Cushing, the young Union artillerist who, on the last day of the Battle of Gettysburg, held his ground through 90 minutes of the Pickett-Pettigrew-Trimble charge. Seriously wounded in the shoulder and holding his intestines in […]
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