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Tag Archives: Point Lookout
A Crabby Inmate Recalled at Point Lookout
Perusing prison camp literature recently, I came across an amusing story written by Thad J. Walker of the 2nd Maryland Cavalry. An inmate at Point Lookout – a Union-run prisoner of war camp – Walker recorded a comrade’s first encounter … Continue reading
Posted in Emerging Civil War
Tagged civil war humor, Point Lookout, prisoners of war
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Hellmira’s most distinguished inmate—Anthony M. Keiley
If there is one thing I have learned from studying the Civil War for much of my adult life, it is that it is a period filled with colorful and eccentric figures. Researching my recently released book, Hellmira: The Union’s … Continue reading
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “So Long As Battles Were Fought” (Part 4)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin It’s Week 4 of our read-along. If you want to catch up on the chapter notes, just click here for … Continue reading
Bucklin’s Hospital & Camp: “Bring Pen and Ink and Paper” (Part 3)
In Hospital and Camp, A Woman’s Record of Thrilling Incidents Among the Wounded in the Late War by Sophronia E. Bucklin Joining us for Week 3 of the read-along? You can find the free e-book and we’re on chapters five and … Continue reading
Posted in Civilian, Medical
Tagged Bucklin's Record, Civil War Women Nurses, Point Lookout, primary source, Sophronia E. Bucklin
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The Reminiscences of a Union Prison Guard
As a special part of this year’s Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, we’re pleased to welcome Dr. Kelly D. Mezurek, a member of ECW’s “Engaging the Civil War” Series editorial board and author of A Cause … Continue reading
Posted in Symposium, Upcoming Events, USCT
Tagged 4th U.S.C.T., A Regiment of Slave: The 4th United States Infantry, Benjamin Butler, Edward G. Longacre, Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge, Green Springs Cemetery, Harford County, Jarrett Morgan, Kelly Mezurek, Point Lookout, Stevenson Ridge, Symposium 2017, Symposium Spotlight, Symposium Spotlight 2017, U.S.C.T., Union prisons, William Hoffman
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Every Dog Has Its Day: The Most Optimistic Prisoner?
John Peterson, a forty-four year old farmer from Catawba County, enlisted as a private into Company D of the 28th North Carolina on October 28, 1864. His late entry into the war suggests to me that he might have been … Continue reading
