Tag Archives: John S. Wise

Going Courting in Lexington, Virginia – Part 2

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Sarah Kay Bierle

There’s nothing quite like a primary source. John S. Wise –a cadet at Virginia Military Institute in Lexington, Virginia during 1863-64 – later wrote his remembrances of trying to get acquainted with the “good Presbyterian girls” of the town. Certainly, … Continue reading →

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The Determined Delinquents On A Summer’s Day

Posted on August 15, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

Recently, I sat in the solemn, silent archives, reading The End of an Era by John S. Wise. Among his treasury of memories and musings about antebellum Virginia, slavery, and the Civil War, there are several sections focused on cadet … Continue reading →

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Sunk In The Mill Pond: The Fate of the Ironclad Models

Posted on July 31, 2018 by Sarah Kay Bierle

The model vessels floated quietly on the millpond water. On the bank, the boys aimed their toy cannon. They’d finally found a target that wouldn’t shoot back and would keep them from getting a scolding. Or so they thought… After-all, … Continue reading →

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