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Tag Archives: Camp Douglas
The Bullard Boys – Tragedy For A Mississippi Family
A closer examination of a single family during the war can sometimes reveal much about the universal struggles and hardships of the average soldier and civilian. One family was the recipient of a letter written by one new volunteer of … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Common Soldier, Emerging Civil War, Western Theater
Tagged 10th Mississippi, Army of Mississippi, Battle at Munfordville, Battle of Chickamauga, Battle of Franklin, Battle of Shiloh, Camp Douglas, Captain James Bullard, Fort McRee, grief, James Chalmers, Kentucky, Pensacola, Soldier letter, Thomas Hindman
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“This city is now in the possession of the Confederate States of America”: The Raid on St. Albans, Vermont
On October 15, 1864, two men arrived in the town of St. Albans, Vermont and checked into a hotel named the American House. They appeared to be unassuming, but the two were the vanguard of some twenty others, all who … Continue reading