Tag Archives: USS Kearsarge

My Favorite Historical Person: Eugene Matthew O’Brien

Posted on June 14, 2017 by Dwight Hughes

Eugene Matthew O’Brien is among those obscure Civil War multitudes whose collective stories inspire for their courage, dedication, and sacrifice even if we know little about them individually—although his story is a bit unusual. O’Brien was a steam engineer who … Continue reading →

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Modern Photography: No Monuments on the Ocean

Posted on March 3, 2017 by Dwight Hughes

There are no monuments on the ocean, no crossroads in the great waters, no places echoing in heart and mind—Gettysburg, Shiloh, Chickamauga. But our Civil War ancestors were out there too and some of them still are. Names that resonate … Continue reading →

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A Distant Confederate Christmas

Posted on December 23, 2014 by ECW Guest Post

Today, we are pleased to welcome guest author Dwight Hughes. The CSS Shenandoah, the most remote and loneliest outpost of the beleaguered Confederacy, surged around the Cape of Good Hope and into the Indian Ocean about equidistant between Madagascar to … Continue reading →

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Roll Alabama, Roll

Posted on June 18, 2014 by Caroline Davis

  When the Alabama’s keel was Laid, (Roll Alabama, Roll), ‘Twas Laid in the Yard of Jonathan Laird (Roll, Roll Alabama, Roll!) ‘Twas laid in the yard of Jonathan Laird, ’twas lain in the town of Birkenhead. ?Down the Mersey … Continue reading →

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