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The Civil War In Cynthiana, Kentucky
Emerging Civil War welcomes guest author Darryl Smith Cynthiana and surrounding Harrison County, Kentucky, located just sixty miles south of Cincinnati along the Kentucky Central Railroad, was the scene of two engagements during the Civil War. During the early summer … Continue reading
Robert Penn Warren, Jefferson Davis, and the Construction of a Monument
In his 1980 essay “Jefferson Davis Gets His Citizenship Back,” first printed in The New Yorker and later published as a short book, Robert Penn Warren reflected on the construction of a monument to former Confederate President Jefferson Davis. That … Continue reading
The Great March From Cumberland Gap
Today in 1862 ended one of the epic marches in American military history, the evacuation of the Union garrison at Cumberland Gap to the Ohio River. The men, 7,000 under Brigadier General George W. Morgan, endured a test not often … Continue reading
Posted in Armies, Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Federal, Western Theater
Tagged American Revolutionary War, Benedict Arnold, Burma, California, Carter Littlepage Stevenson, Carter Stevenson, Cumberland Gap, East Tennessee, George W. Morgan, Humphrey Marshall, john hunt morgan, Joseph Stilwell, Kentucky, Kentucky Campaign, Mexican-American War, Ohio River, Quebec, Stephen Kearny, World War II
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Save the Western High-Water Mark
The Civil War Trust released its latest appeal today, for 70 acres at Perryville. Here’s the link: http://www.civilwar.org/battlefields/perryville/perryville-2016/. (Go ahead, look; I’ll wait.) This is an essential piece of ground for three major reasons.
Oh the Snow Glitters Brightly On My Old Kentucky Home: The Gift of War Part II–Bourbon Balls
The Gift of War does not have to be all bitterness and gall. It can have a warm, sweetly nutty flavor as well! One of my favorite cookies is the Bourbon Ball, and I cannot think of anything (other than … Continue reading
Posted in Memory
Tagged bourbon, Bourbon Balls, Christmas, cookies, good ice, Kentucky, Kentucky bourbon, Mark Twain, Preservation, recipe for bourbon balls, traditional gifts
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No NPS? No Problem!—Perryville Battlefield State Historic Site
Day One in a series coinciding with the federal government shutdown The largest and bloodiest battle ever fought in Kentucky occurred October 8, 1862, as Major Genera Don Carlos Buell’s U.S. Army of the Ohio fought elements of General Braxton … Continue reading
The Vance Brothers
On a recent trip to North Carolina to speak at the Western North Carolina Civil War Round Table, I made a slight detour to visit the city of Asheville. While there I continued a mini-quest of mine to see the … Continue reading
The Raid Begins: Morgan’s Raiders in Kentucky
Part 1 of a series “I’m sent to warn the neighbors. He isn’t a mile behind; He sweeps up all the horses— every horse he can find; Morgan, Morgan the raider, and Morgan’s terrible men, With bowie knives and pistols, … Continue reading
Posted in Battlefields & Historic Places, Battles, Campaigns, Leadership--Confederate, Western Theater
Tagged Braxton Bragg, Columbia, Cumberland River, Indiana, john hunt morgan, Joseph Wheeler, Kentucky, Lebanon Junction, louisville, Morgan's Raiders, Ohio River, Twelve Mile Island, William Rosecrans
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The Battle of Stones River: “Oh, my Orphans!”
Breckenridge’s Charge Stones River National Battlefield
Examining Braxton Bragg
Confederate General Braxton Bragg would never make the list of top military commanders to fight for the Southern Confederacy. He argued with everyone, including–if you believe a pre-war account–even his own persona. He distrusted his subordinate commanders and on multiple … Continue reading
