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Tag Archives: Newspapers
“The Sound of the First Gun”: The Bombardment of Fort Sumter Observed at a Distance
It’s the anniversary of the firing on Fort Sumter, the traditional beginning of the American Civil War (April 12, 1861). In the April 20th edition of The Charleston Daily Courier, I found the following account by a correspondent using the … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Newspapers, Primary Sources
Tagged Charleston, Fort Sumter, Newspapers, Rutledge Mounted Rifles
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Forts: Capturing “The Rebel Fort Henry on the Tennessee River”
On February 6, 1862, Fort Henry on the Tennessee River surrendered after Union attack. It was a much-needed victory for the Union cause and newspapers rapidly picked up the accounts. I found this account from the February 8th edition of … Continue reading
A Scene of “Horrible Barbarity”
In the spirit of the Halloween season, I present a curiously morbid story entitled “Horrible Barbarity” that circulated through a few newspapers in the spring of 1864. The article, published first by the Houston Daily Telegraph around April 30, 1864, … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Newspapers
Tagged Cincinnati Daily Commercial, Gaines Mill, Newspapers, Soldier Remains
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Civil War History & the Dallas Museum of Art: The Icebergs
(A few weeks ago I had the opportunity to visit the Dallas Museum of Art in Texas. While wandering through the galleries, I kept finding interesting pieces of art with ties to the Civil War. Some pieces were created or … Continue reading
Posted in Material Culture, Newspapers
Tagged artists, frederic edwin church, iceberg, Newspapers
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The Battle of Belmont as Told in a Comic Strip
The University of the South has digitized the Polk Family Papers. While going there to find something related to Shiloh (there was not much but it’s a hard site to use) I came upon a comic strip titled Under the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War in Pop Culture, Newspapers
Tagged Battle of Belmont, Civil War in Pop Culture, comic book, Newspapers
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The Post-Shiloh Musings of General Sherman
There is little doubt that the Battle of Shiloh, April 6-7, 1862, changed not only the nature of the American Civil War, but also the trajectory of William Tecumseh Sherman’s career. Going into the battle Sherman was working diligently to … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Primary Sources
Tagged Battle of Shiloh, Henry Halleck, Newspapers, Primary Sources, William T. Sherman
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On The Eve Of War: Atlanta, Georgia
“A slight perceptible odor of Yankeedom.” This is how someone characterized Atlanta at the time of the war. The disparagement reflected the bustling business air about the city: clanking railroad cars, up-and-coming factories, thriving commercial center with plenty of merchants, … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Newspapers
Tagged 160th Anniversary, 1861, Atlanta, Newspapers, on-the-eve-of-war
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“‘Tis folly to say the people must have news”: Sherman, the Press, and Our Own Culpability
In a Feb. 18, 1863, letter to his brother, Sen. John Sherman of Ohio, Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman lamented what he saw as a deterioration of American ideals. In order to defeat the Confederacy, he feared that the United … Continue reading
Posted in Leadership--Federal, Newspapers, Ties to the War
Tagged journalism, Newspapers, Sen. John Sherman, the media, the press, William T. Sherman
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“A Central Figure of Transcendingly Absorbing Interest”: The Wilkesons at Gettysburg
ECW welcomes guest author Evan Portman On July 1st, 1863, nineteen-year-old Bayard Wilkeson and his men of Battery G, 4th U.S. Artillery arrived in Gettysburg after a twelve-mile march from Emmitsburg, Maryland. The descendent of a prominent New York family, … Continue reading
Posted in Battles, Personalities
Tagged Battle of Gettysburg, Bayard Wilkeson, Evan Portman, New York Times, Newspapers, Samuel Wilkeson
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Question of the Week: 2/1-2/7/21
What’s your favorite Civil War account in a newspaper? (1860’s or veterans’ writings) Does it seem accurate or is it the inaccuracies that make it a favorite?