Tag Archives: USCT

Book Review: “The Last Siege: The Mobile Campaign, Alabama 1865”

Posted on August 13, 2018 by SeanMichaelChick

When Ulysses S. Grant looked back at the 1865 Mobile Campaign, he had an uncharitable view of the victory, writing that it was “eminently successful, but without any good result. Indeed much valuable property was destroyed and many lives lost … Continue reading →

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Artillery: General Davis Tillson

Posted on June 12, 2018 by Frank Jastrzembski

Six men who suffered the loss of a limb before the American Civil War—Joseph A. Haskin (U), Philip Kearny (U), William W. Loring (C), James G. Martin (C), Thomas W. Sweeny (U), and Davis Tillson (U)—overcame their handicaps and rose … Continue reading →

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Cathay Williams / William Cathey: Buffalo Soldier

Posted on February 27, 2018 by Meg Groeling

My father was a freeman, but my mother was a slave, belonging to William Johnson, a wealthy farmer who lived at the time I was born near Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.[1] So begins the story of Ms. Cathay Williams, the … Continue reading →

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“I am a poor colored soldier…” – Finding Private Anthony Wren

Posted on February 26, 2018 by ECW Guest Post

ECW welcomes back guest author Jon-Erik Gilot Several years ago the historical society in my hometown of Mount Pleasant, Ohio, received a donation of books, photographs, and papers relating to Pinkney Lewis Bone. Bone was something of a local celebrity … Continue reading →

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Turning Point: Assault on Battery Wagner by the 54th Massachusetts

Posted on December 12, 2017 by Phill Greenwalt

Around a small hamlet in southern Pennsylvania, Robert E. Lee’s vaunted Army of Northern Virginia was stymied and driven back after three days, July 1st through the 3rd, of bloodletting at the Battle of Gettysburg. A turning point in the … Continue reading →

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Harry Turtledove, Nathan Bedford Forrest, and the Beatles

Posted on December 11, 2017 by stephendavis

You’ve got Turtledove’s Fort Pillow (2006)? Turn to page 140, and a Tennessee cavalryman cries, “Get back, Jojo!” …which has led me over these years to wonder if the esteemed author sprinkles a Beatles lyrics line into his other novels—alternative fiction, science … Continue reading →

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Battlefield Markers & Monuments: African American Civil War Memorial & USCT Memorial

Posted on October 31, 2017 by stewardthenderson

My favorite monument is the African American Civil War Memorial in my hometown, Washington, D.C. and my second favorite is the United States Colored Troops Memorial in Lexington Park, MD. I observed the dedications of both of these monuments. The … Continue reading →

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My Favorite Historical Person: Frederick Douglass

Posted on June 19, 2017 by stewardthenderson

Since I was a young boy, Frederick Douglass has been the historical person I most admire in the Civil War era. Growing up a slave, Mr. Douglass was taught to read by a benevolent master, studied the Columbian Orator to … Continue reading →

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The USCT and The Boston Red Sox: Missed Opportunity or Fenway Redemption?

Posted on June 7, 2017 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Winifred Maloney. On May 23, my family and I attended a game between the Boston Red Sox and Texas Rangers. As a lifelong Red Sox fan whose first trip to Fenway Park was … Continue reading →

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2017 Emerging Civil War Symposium Schedule of Events

Posted on May 23, 2017 by Emerging Civil War

We are proud to announce the full schedule of events for the Fourth Annual Emerging Civil War Symposium at Stevenson Ridge. We hope that you will join us for this exciting event. Last year’s event sold out, so be sure … Continue reading →

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