Matchless Organization: Nonsurgeon Employees of the Surgeon General’s Office
by Guy R. Hasegawa * * * Nonsurgeon Employees of the Surgeon General’s Office Name Approximate Time of Service Extra-Duty Men Ambold, Ernest A., Private Dec. 1863–May 1864 Arrington, A. W., Private Sept. 1863–Feb. 1864 Axson, R., Hospital Steward July 1863–Nov. 1864 Baird, Henry C., Hospital Steward Dec. 1863–July 1864 […]
Read more...The Bonds of War: John Y. Taylor letter to his sister
by Diana Dretske * * * John Y. Taylor letter to his sister Isabella Low Days before the Battle of Chickamauga, Georgia, on September 20, 1863, Scottish immigrant, John Y. Taylor of Company C, 96th Illinois, wrote a letter to his sister Isabella Low in Lake County, Illinois. John and his older brother, […]
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by Constance Hall Jones Newspaper advertisement placed in the Richmond, Virginia Daily Dispatch, September 2, 1862, by William B. Jones of Jones & Company, 15th Street between Main & Cary Streets, Richmond, Virginia. The Confederate Conscription Act of April, 1862 established that any white male between the age of 18 and 35 was required to […]
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“The biggest event in our history belongs on the biggest canvas humans can devise.” — William C. Davis “The Civil War and the Confederacy in Cinema,” The Cause Lost * * * ECW Posts about Civil War Movies: The Conundrum of Missouri Guerrilla Flicks by Kristen Pawlak The Battle of New Market on […]
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Entertaining History: The Civil War in Literature, Film, and SongChris Mackowski, editor “Engaging the Civil War” SeriesSouthern Illinois University Press,2019 Click here for ordering information Popular media can spark the national consciousness in a way that captures people’s attention, interests them in history, and inspires them to visit battlefields, museums, and historic sites. This lively […]
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CHAPTER THREE: A Call to Action Photos Private Frederick H. Kronenberger of the Second New Jersey Volunteers was shot in the knees on May 12, 1864, while on picket duty at Spotsylvania Court House. He was taken back to Fredericksburg, where he died on May 22. Kronenberger may have been one of the 328 soldiers buried […]
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CHAPTER THREE: “Defeated Victory: Albert Sidney Johnston’s Death at Shiloh” by Gregory A. Mertz Commentary · Images · Additional Resources · Suggested Reading · About the Author Commentary By Brian Matthew Jordan, co-editor, “Engaging the Civil War” Series Sunday, April 6, 1862 found Cyrus Boyd six hundred fifty miles but a world away from Indianola, Iowa, […]
Read more...The Bonds of War: Lt. Col. Isaac L. Clarke
by Diana Dretske * * * Lt. Col. Isaac L. Clarke (1824-1863) Isaac L. Clarke, was an associate principal and teacher at the abolitionist-leaning Waukegan Academy in Waukegan, Illinois from 1848-1850, and subsequently a lawyer. In 1862, he raised a company of men, and on the formation of the 96th Illinois was elected […]
Read more...The Spirits of Bad Men Made Perfect
The Spirits of Bad Men Made Perfect:The Life and Diary of Confederate Artillerist William Ellis Jonesby Constance Jones “Engaging the Civil War” SeriesSouthern Illinois University Press,2019 Click here for ordering information This remarkable biography and edited diary tell the story of William Ellis Jones (1838–1910), an artillerist in Crenshaw’s Battery, Pegram’s Battalion, the Army of […]
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