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Tag Archives: Zouave
Faces of the Fight: The Battle of Big Bethel
The more I study the Civil War the more I am drawn to the “who” and the “why” rather than the “what.” In researching for the forthcoming book with Doug Crenshaw titled, To Hell Or Richmond, I spent a good … Continue reading
Posted in 160th Anniversary, Common Soldier
Tagged 160th Anniversary, 5th New York Infantry, Battle of Big Bethel, Cuba, Louis A. Matos, Zouave
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A Member of the 8th Missouri Infantry Reflects on Why He Enlisted
One of the most thorough and remarkable diaries I have come across from a Missouri soldier is from a non-commissioned officer in the 8th Missouri Infantry. A German immigrant and Peoria, Illinois resident, Phillip A. Smith joined the “American Zouaves” … Continue reading
Posted in Common Soldier, Primary Sources, Trans-Mississippi
Tagged 1861, 8th Missouri Infantry, Antislavery, diary, Ideology, Missouri, Phillip Smith, St. Louis, Union, Zouave
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Every Free, Able-bodied White Male Citizen: Two Examples of Militia Readiness in Antebellum America Part III
Also in 1859, young Elmer Ellsworth became captain of a moribund militia company, the National Guard Cadets of Chicago, Illinois. Ellsworth had developed a statewide reputation as a drillmaster, and agreed to take on the challenge of rebuilding this group … Continue reading