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“He Stood the Operation Like A Soldier:” Lucius Davis
When we think of the Civil War, we need to look beyond just a few individual days. We need to look beyond Manassas, Fredericksburg, Gettysburg, Vicksburg, or even Appomattox. Often, we need even to look beyond 1865. The war changed … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Medical, Memory
Tagged 76th New York, amputation, Battle of Gettysburg, Lucius Davis, veterans
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Traveling to Gettysburg: Pt. 1
In a time when it seems that the whole world is quarantined, everyone is stuck at home, and traveling is almost certainly out of the current realm of possibilities, cases of cabin fever are bound to increase. Here in Youngstown, … Continue reading
June 17: The 1st Massachusetts Cavalry at Aldie
Every regiment that served in the Civil War had one day that exemplified the rest of their wartime service. For the men of the 1st Massachusetts Cavalry, June 17 was their day. In particular, it was June 17, 1863. That … Continue reading
God Save the Union? U.S. Civil War Pensions for Her Majesty’s Subjects, 1883
One of the military history groups I belong to on LinkedIn posted this link this week, showing details about British/United Kingdom deaths in the Civil War and widows who were receiving U.S. pensions in 1883. There were far more of … Continue reading
An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part three)
part three of three We’ve been talking with ECW’s Brian Matthew Jordan, whose book Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War was chosen as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History last month. In the final part of my … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Common Soldier, Memory, Ties to the War
Tagged Brian Matthew Jordan, Jordan-Pulitzer-finalist, Marching Home, veterans
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An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part two)
part two of three In April, ECW’s Brian Matthew Jordan received the news that his book, Marching Home: Union Veterans and Their Unending Civil War, was selected as a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in history. Last week, I posted the first … Continue reading
An Interview with Pulitzer Finalist Brian Matthew Jordan (part one)
part one of three In April, the Pultizer Prize committee announced its winners for 2016. This year’s winner for history was Custer’s Trials: A Life on the Frontier of a New America by T.J. Stiles. But on the list of finalists was … Continue reading
Posted in Books & Authors, Emerging Civil War, Memory
Tagged Brian Matthew Jordan, Jordan-Pulitzer-finalist, Marching Home, veterans
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