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Civil War Echoes: A Death in Ireland
Britain’s Prime Minister during the Civil War years was Henry John Temple, the 3d Viscount Palmerston. His grandfather received a grant of land in County Sligo, Ireland on the Mullaghmore Peninsula, which overlooked an inlet that fed into the Atlantic … Continue reading
Posted in Personalities, Politics, Ties to the War
Tagged Burma, Classiebawn Castle, Earl Mountbatten of Burma, Great Britain, India, Ireland, Mountbatten, Palmerston
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My Favorite Historical Person: William Seward
A postscript to the series! I taught U.S. Foreign Policy in the spring semester, so I spent a bit of time with Lincoln’s Secretary of State, William H. Seward. A strident abolitionist, Seward lost the nomination to Lincoln in 1860 … Continue reading
God Save the Union? U.S. Civil War Pensions for Her Majesty’s Subjects, 1883
One of the military history groups I belong to on LinkedIn posted this link this week, showing details about British/United Kingdom deaths in the Civil War and widows who were receiving U.S. pensions in 1883. There were far more of … Continue reading
Who is Your Civil War Battlefield MVP?
Over the weekend I had the English Premier League on in the background while I was writing and taking care of some stuff around the house. Friday and Saturday nights I watched the Norfolk Admirals play the Manchester Monarchs in … Continue reading
The Last Act II
150 years ago today, the last act of the Civil War played out. Here is that story. Shenandoah arrived at the Mersey Bar shortly before midnight on November 5. The next morning she entered Liverpool Harbor and anchored near the … Continue reading
The Last Act I
150 years ago today, the last act of the Civil War got underway off Liverpool. Here is Part I of that story. Day after day, a lonely light shone at the southern end of St. George’s Channel, running between Britain … Continue reading
Question of the Week: History According To Kenobi
The Civil War, like many great historical events, is often approached through a personal lens. People often find an entrée into this big subject by starting with something they can connect to, be it an ancestor, a place, their race, … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battles, Campaigns, Memory, Question of the Week, Ties to the War, Western Theater
Tagged 21st Wisconsin, Bismarck, Dunkirk, Erwin Rommel, Fredericksburg, Great Britain, HMS Hood, Kenobi, Poland, Royal Navy, Star Wars, Virginia, World War II
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“England Girds Its Armour”: John ‘Bull’ Doughty at the Breakthrough
John Balderson Doughty was born in 1842 in Frodingham, Lincolnshire, England, to Thomas and Elizabeth Doughty. When he was nine the family departed for New York on board the Albert Gallatin. Arriving on November 28, 1851, the three set off … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Common Soldier, Sieges
Tagged 5th Wisconsin, baltimore, Great Britain, John B. Doughty, Siege of Petersburg, The Breakthrough
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“Remember the Ladies”
March is Women’s History Month, a time to reflect on the many contributions women have contributed in our country. At George Washington Birthplace National Monument, our social media policy for the month has been to highlight important women to … Continue reading
Upcoming Presentations: August-September
August: 8th: Kristopher White, “Felled By Friendly Fire: The Wounding of James Longstreet,” at the California University of Pennsylvania Civil War Roundtable (PA) 12th: Phill Greenwalt, “Maryland, My Maryland No More-Emphasis on the Battle of Antietam,” at the Western North Carolina Civil War … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Upcoming Events
Tagged Battle of Antietam, Buffalo Soldiers, California University of Pennyslvania, Chancellorsville, Chris Mackowski, Confederate foreign policy, Crossroads of Fire, Daniel Sickles, Great Britain, James Longstreet, Kathleen Logothetis, Kathleen Thompson, King Cotton, Kris White, Maryland, Museum of the Confederacy, Phillip Greenwalt, Powhatan CWRT, Steward Henderson, Stonewall Jackson, toll of war, USCT, West Virginia Mason-Dixon CWRT, Western North Carolina Civil War Roundtable, White Plains Historical Society, Zac Cowsert
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