It was some time ago that I read the book by Timothy Smith and never discussed it here. I guess the biggest surprise to me was that it was no 'rout' or total ...
I noticed this letter in a catalog and thought it worth sharing. 189. LETTER-REPORT CONCERNING WAGON TRAINS 3p 8x10 manuscript from Ezra B. Kirk 71st NY, 14th...
A fascinating presentation. I had seen panels as illustrations in books but did not realize that this was a sort of movable cyclorama! West Point in the Making...
Hey there, I'm into trains and maybe I can point out there's lots of books on railroads during the time of the Civil War. Yea, there were alot of wrecks but...
... [regarding the strategic position of Edwards Station] ... Was this a case of Pemberton suddenly being told and realizing that his strategy of staying...
Not as good as last year's seminar, when they had James McPherson, Kiper, and Grabau ... but: http://www.nps.gov/vick/parknews/vickburg1862.htm The VNMP is...
Friends, With all of this discussion of the fighting around Vicksburg, maybe some of you can help with some research I am working on. My Department Supervisor...
I am researching Civil War Regimental Flags mainly Confederate Battle Flags and I thought maybe somebody knew of a book or another source where I may find some...
Unconventional Warfare After many years of interest and reading about the Civil War, I finally started reading all the online resources at civilwarhome.com. I...
This may sound like a stupid question but why did 90% of generals in the civil war either have a beard or grow one shortly after being commissioned? Was this...
Concerning the plans for Rocky Face Ridge and Buzzards Roost...do you by chance know if this area includes where Harkers Brigade made its assault? I would...
... ...And coming in at #385 in the class of 1966 is...Mr. Tom Carhart, of recent notoriety for his much-maligned book "Lee's Real Plan at Gettysburg". Dan See...
Supposedly the "Civil War Book of Lists" [I don't have this book] ranks the best brigades of the war. Seems to me the Federals get a lot of eastern brigades...
Tony and all, This is the site I was talking about. http://www.library.usma.edu/archives/archives.asp Good stuff, go down to the official register of the...
I am perplexed by the correspondence captured from J.R. Russell, 22nd Mississippi Infantry, to one of his men, W.C. Wells. Russell, apparently a resident of...
General Grant reports that General Johnston gave his infamous "attack Sherman at Clinton" order to three riders, one of which was a Unionist spy who had been...
Thank you Carl, for posting this link. I have been hoping to find info on Grierson's raid through MS on at least one Civil War discussion board. Fran Bolton ...
Carl, I agree threads on Yahoo boards are hard to follow, here is a hint to make it easier: read the message being replied to, and you can better understand...
The following is the Henry C. Fuller interview of William C. Anderson as it appeared in the Brownwood Bulletin's "Scrapbook" series written by Lorene Bishop...
Hello Everyone There is a Major Announcement for the 4th Annual Marilla Civil War Reenactment Event on July 13 - 15, 2007 at Marilla Town Park. Marilla is a...
Census records are the single most valuable tool one has today to pinpoint ancestors, and their FAMILY GROUP, at a certain time and place in the past. While...
This was posted recently in another forum, about a different topic, but somehow stuck in my mind ;) The name was changed to protect the quilty... "John Doe...
As for DiLorenzo, I did feel that he was dipping back into a certain body of argument that was current in Maryland at one time. This literature at least was...
