Tag Archives: National Tribune

C’mon, Cump!

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Steve Davis

In his recent, admiring biography of William Tecumseh Sherman, Brian Holden Reid terms him a “dazzling literary stylist.” Well, watch out for that razzle-dazzle, at least in Sherman’s Memoirs (1875). I am not the first to notice that in his … Continue reading →

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The Many Deaths of A.P. Hill

Posted on June 22, 2020 by Edward S. Alexander

I hope to share more about the story of A.P. Hill’s death at this year’s Symposium. Previous historians and two of the participants themselves have ironed out the well-known event, so I am basing my presentation on the sequence through … Continue reading →

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Maj. Gen. Oliver O. Howard in the National Tribune

Posted on May 19, 2020 by Steve Davis

I’m doing a lot of reading in the National Tribune, “the premier newspaper published for Union veterans” in Washington, 1877-1943. This is thanks to 1) its availability online and 2) Dr. Richard A. Sauers’ comprehensive index to all of its … Continue reading →

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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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