Tag Archives: Arthur Freemantle

Musings on Arthur Fremantle’s “Three Months in the Southern States”

Posted on June 29, 2019 by Sean Michael Chick

When historians look at a primary source, it is often to cut and run. You go to the part of the source that deals with your subject and that is it. In the case of Arthur Fremantle’s Three Months in … Continue reading →

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Time to Talk (Civil War) Books: A Conversation with Marc Ramsey—part two

Posted on April 18, 2017 by Chris Mackowski

Part two of five We’re continuing my conversation with Marc Ramsey, owner of Owens & Ramsey Bookseller in suburban Richmond, Virginia. Yesterday, after getting an orientation to his shop, Marc began to tell me a little about the shop’s general … Continue reading →

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Recollections of Confederate Officers for The News

Posted on February 16, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today we are pleased to welcome back guest author, Joe Owen. This post concludes Sergeant Val Giles’ newspaper account originally of published in the Galveston Daily News on May 16, 1897. You may read the first part here.

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