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Getting Punched by a Minie Ball
ECW welcomes back guest author Samuel Flowers. One important thing I learned from the work of historian Peter Carmichael is that we can learn a great deal about the Civil War from the letters of illiterate and semi-literate soldiers. Unlike soldiers who write with a formal education, these men spoke with a bluntness devoid of […]
Read more...New Hampshire Monument Caused the Confederacy a Lot of Trouble
New Hampshire boasts a Civil War monument with a lot of “bang” to it. While vacationing in the White Mountains in September, we sought covered bridges, autumn foliage, and natural beauty. I added a few Civil War monuments to one day’s excursion across central NH — and in historic Bristol we “discovered” a monument that […]
Read more...Marching Through the Desert: One Day With the California Column
Your typical Civil War soldier spent very little time gloriously charging the enemy with fixed bayonets, firing crashing volleys of muskets, or in any way engaging in combat. Understandably, the more dangerous and exciting parts of their war experience dominate what soldiers wrote about – and in turn, what we read, think, and write about. […]
Read more...September 2024 CVBT History Wire: Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I
CVBT History Wire – “Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I” The September 2024 “CVBT History Wire” focuses on accounts from soldiers about colors and color bearers on the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign battlefields. Read here: “Upholding the Standard: Colors and Color Bearers on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – […]
Read more...Book Review: J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man
J. E. B. Stuart: The Soldier and the Man. By Edward G. Longacre. El Dorado Hills, CA: Savas Beatie, 2024. Hardcover, 430 pp. $34.95. Reviewed by John B. Sinclair J. E. B. Stuart continues to interest, intrigue, and even divide Civil War readers 160 years after his mortal wounding at Yellow Tavern in May 1864. […]
Read more...Book Review: The Inland Campaign for Vicksburg: Five Battles in Seventeen Days, May 1-17, 1863
The Inland Campaign for Vicksburg: Five Battles in Seventeen Days, May 1-17, 1863. By Timothy B. Smith. Lawrence, KS: University Press of Kansas, 2024. Hardcover, 531pp. $54.99. Reviewed by Robert M. Dunkerly The Inland Campaign for Vicksburg: Five Battles in Seventeen Days, May 1-17, 1863, Timothy B. Smith’s fifth and final volume in his highly […]
Read more...Book Review: Lincoln’s Banner Regiment: The 107th New York Volunteer Infantry
Lincoln’s Banner Regiment: The 107th New York Volunteer Infantry. By George R. Farr. Jefferson, N.C.: McFarland & Company, 2023. Softcover, 359 pp. $49.95. Reviewed by Mark H. Dunkelman A resident of Elmira, New York, George Farr was a retired manufacturing manager and computer systems developer when an interest in a locally-raised Civil War regiment led […]
Read more...July 2024 CVBT History Wire: “Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I”
CVBT History Wire – “Close Calls, Near Misses, and Spent Bullets on Central Virginia’s Battlefields – Part I” The July 2024 “CVBT History Wire” focuses on accounts from soldiers who met with close calls, near misses, and spent bullet experiences on the Fredericksburg and Chancellorsville Campaign battlefields. Read here: “Close Calls, Near Misses, and […]
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