Tag Archives: National Tribune

With Sedgwick at Spotsylvania

Posted on May 9, 2019 by Edward S. Alexander

Nothing like a monument dedication to spark some controversy. Subscribers to the National Tribune veterans’ newspaper or the Southern Historical Society Papers could expect a flurry of related articles immediately after a new monument appeared. John Watson Mauk, the Pennsylvania … Continue reading →

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Where is Aunt Becky?

Posted on July 27, 2018 by Chris Mackowski

As I was reading some old issues of the National Tribune the other day, I came across the following notice from the July 26, 1883. My mother’s name is Becky, so of course my cousins all call her “Aunt Becky,” … Continue reading →

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Stolen Pie, but a Bigger Prize for Sergeant Young at Petersburg

Posted on March 14, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

Today is the favorite holiday for math teachers. March Fourteenth (3-14) represents the first three numbers in the mathematical constant pi. I’ve been using pi (3.14159…) a lot more than I had anticipated as a historian. Each time I rescale … Continue reading →

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National Tribune Index Is a Civil War Researcher’s Newest Best Friend

Posted on March 9, 2018 by Emerging Civil War

Perhaps you’ve heard word from our friends at Savas Beatie about the recent release of a cool new research tool: Dr. Richard Sauers’ 3 volume study The National Tribune Civil War Index: A Guide to the Weekly Newspaper Dedicated to Civil War Veterans, … Continue reading →

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Another Courier’s Perspective: William Henry Jenkins and the Death of A.P. Hill

Posted on January 11, 2018 by Edward S. Alexander

Earlier this week I shared some new information discovered about William Bennett Kirkpatrick, a previously unidentified courier who relayed A.P. Hill’s last message to his Third Corps headquarters on April 2, 1865. Within the hour, Corporal John Watson Mauk shot … Continue reading →

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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune

Posted on February 20, 2017 by Eric J. Wittenberg

This is the fifth and final part of the 1892 account by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry that appeared in the May 12, 1892 edition of the National Tribune. As pointed out previously, I believe this is … Continue reading →

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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune

Posted on February 13, 2017 by Eric J. Wittenberg

This is the fourth part of the 1892 discussion of the events that led to the surrender of the forces under command of Gen. Joseph E. Johnston by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry. I particularly like the … Continue reading →

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Campaign Through the Carolinas: An Ohio Cavalryman’s Recollections in the National Tribune

Posted on February 6, 2017 by Eric J. Wittenberg

This is the third part of the 1892 account of the last days of the Civil War in North Carolina by an unidentified captain of the 10th Ohio Cavalry.

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“History Hides the Lies of Our Civil War”: The Forgotten Battle of Pickett’s Mill

Posted on July 7, 2016 by ECW Guest Post

Today we are pleased to welcome guest author Angela M. Zombek, Ph.D. Angela is an Assistant Professor of History at St. Petersburg College, in Clearwater, Florida. Sh erecieved her an M.A. from the University of Akron, and her Ph.D. from … Continue reading →

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“A Reservoir of Misinformation”: Early Signs of the Lost Cause at Fort Gregg

Posted on August 3, 2015 by Edward S. Alexander

I always enjoy reading stories about battlefield visits in the decades after the war, before there were driving tours, interpretive waysides, and detailed troop movement maps overlaid onto modern roads. In the course of compiling research on the fighting at … Continue reading →

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