Tag Archives: Europe and the Civil War

He Freely Gave Himself: George Leppien and His Maine Battery

Posted on August 30, 2022 by Kevin Pawlak

In the midst of a growing crisis on the Army of Virginia’s left flank, a battery of Maine artillerymen trotted to the top of Chinn Ridge. The trained gunners unlimbered their pieces and prepared their guns to open on the … Continue reading →

Posted in 160th Anniversary, Artillery, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Leadership--Federal, Personalities | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Fredericksburg: “A Magnificent View of Battle” According To An English Captain

Posted on December 13, 2021 by Sarah Kay Bierle

At least one British officer observed the Battle of Fredericksburg on December 13, 1862, from the Confederate lines. Captain Phillips of the Grenadier Guards had taken the opportunity of a leave of absence in the late autumn of 1862 to … Continue reading →

Posted in Battles | Tagged , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Mary Chesnut & The Royals, Part 2

Posted on August 13, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Though Mary Chesnut occasionally wrote about Queen Victoria, her more colorfully written royal gossip centered on Louis Napoleon and Eugenie, the Emperor and Empress of France. Nephew of Napoleon Bonaparte, Louis Napoleon (aka Napoleon III) presided as the first president … Continue reading →

Posted in Civilian, Primary Sources | Tagged , , , , , | 3 Comments

An 1863 Staff Ride with the Russians?

Posted on January 6, 2020 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Over the holidays, I had a couple of long flights which is the perfect opportunity to catch up on reading. One of the books I had “gifted myself” for Christmas is the edited letters of Theodore Lyman who served on … Continue reading →

Posted in Common Soldier, Primary Sources | Tagged , , , , | 3 Comments

Question of the Week: 7/23-7/29/18

Posted on July 23, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

What accounts or events in Europe’s reaction to the American Civil War do you find most interesting?

Posted in Question of the Week | Tagged , | 9 Comments

Charles Dickens, America, & The Civil War

Posted on February 23, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

If you look at lists or letters or diaries mentioning reading material from the mid-19th Century in America, you’ll likely find a book or two by British author Charles Dickens – if that reader enjoyed novels. Popular on both sides … Continue reading →

Posted in Books & Authors, Slavery | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments