150 Years ago today ~ December 9, 1863
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150 Years Ago... December 9, 1863..“The cavalry…are kept busy looking after
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To the Memory of Hazen Mooers - *Minnesota, Nicollet County, near Fairfax* Arrived in 1816 Becoming the First White Settler of This Community Donated & Erected by B. J. Krahn 1940 Hazen ...7 hours ago
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Remains of Civil War-era shipwreck rumored to carry gold found in Lake Huron - The Saginaw News - MLive.com - UPI.com (blog) *Remains of Civil War-era shipwreck rumored to carry gold found in Lake Huron* *The Saginaw News - MLive.com* LAKE HURON — The *Civil War* w...9 hours ago
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December 9, 1863: The diary of Mary Boykin Chesnut - December 9th. - "Come here, Mrs. Chesnut," said Mary Preston to-day, "they are lifting General Hood out of his carriage, here, at your door." Mrs. Grundy...
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Dec 13 - Dec 14, 2013 - Vicksburg: Your Key to the Holidays Home Tours - Vicksburg: Your Key to the Holidays include home tours at Annabelle, The Corners, Baer House, Bazsinsky House, McNutt House, Cobb House and Great Hope Mano...16 hours ago
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John Wilkes Booth - "He was the DiCaprio of his day" - Harold Holzer, "The Real Abraham Lincoln," NTGEO1 day ago
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A brief history of the fight to save Fleetwood Hill - This excellent, concise article describing the history of the effort to preserve Fleetwood Hill appears in the current issue of *Hallowed Ground*, the Ci...1 day ago
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Writing a regimental history: Academic versus Interpreter - So who is best suited to write a regimental history, a professor, or maybe a historical interpreter? Well, both, and neither. But before we tackle that qu...1 day ago
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Emily Chase Warren - Wife of Union General Gouverneur Warren On Valentine's Day 1862, Emily Forbes Chase met Gouverneur Warren at a party in Baltimore, and they fell in love....1 day ago
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Re: [CIVIL-WAR] Brig. Gen. Robert Charles Tyler - Thank you Mike, I will email my local library and see if they have it or can get it via inter-library loan. I hope it does have the picture and does list th...1 day ago
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Travelogue: Battle of Apache Pass - In September I attended the 34th Annual Order of the Indian WarsAssembly in Tucson—“On the Trail of Geronimo"—for a few days of talks and tours. Some of th...
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Pook Turtles, Armorclads and the *Civil War* on the Rivers - NYTimes *...* - Sources: Jack D. Coombe, “Thunder Along the *Mississippi*: The River Battles that Split the Confederacy”; Myron J. Smith, “The U.S.S. Carondelet: A *Civil ...2 days ago
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Does DNA J1 Haplogroup Finding Prove Samuel Porter is Related to Landlot Porter? - It all started when I contacted an individual named Carol Hughes about her post on an Ancestry.com message board. According to the post, Carol and I were ...
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Friday Night Concert: “Kindom Come” with Pokey LaFarge - A cut from the new album, Divided and United: The Songs of the Civil War, produced by Randall Poster. Divided and United offers more than 30 (!) tracks of ...2 days ago
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A Preservation Opportunity: Carthage, Missouri - It is cold and snowy in my Oklahoma town today, but I was cheered by the latest Civil War Trust preservation opportunity. Somehow, the organization has c...3 days ago
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Origins of “Sharpshooter” - Some time ago I did a post on the origin of the word “sharpshooter” – that it came into the English language by way of the German mercenary riflemen hired ...3 days ago
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The 48th/150th: "Holding Out To The Bitter End. . . :" Captain Bosbyshell Reports on the Knoxville Campaign - One-hundred-and-fifty years ago today, Confederate forces under General James Longstreet continued slipping away from Knoxville, heading northeast, toward ...
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Some Spring '14 catalog offerings - The first of the Spring/Summer 2014 university press catalogs are trickling out. I've listed below the Civil War period titles to be released by each. On a r...4 days ago
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Olustee Descendant Opposes New Union Monument - Olustee Descendant: Let their spirits rest. No new monuments Posted September 17, 2013 07:55 am By Nansea Markham Miller Photo: Olustee Monument, Nan...4 days ago
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Foundations - --> --> First Lieutenant Leonard Martin age 22 As I continue my research, the first objective for my book project *A Severe and Damaging Fire*, is to get...6 days ago
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A Living Legacy of “Councillor” Carter’s Deed of Gift: Nimrod Burke, 23rd USCT - On September 5, 1791 Robert “Councillor” Carter III – scion of one of the wealthiest slave-owning families in all of American history – filed his famous “Dee...
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[MS-CW] william r gregory - This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: flytyer13 Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://board...3 weeks ago
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william r gregory - William r Gregory was my great grand father,he is buried in the Beulah cemetery in union co. ms. born 1839 died 18823 weeks ago
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Civil War Soldier Finally Honored - *Image from Channel 20, Springfield Illinois* After more than 120 years, the soldier whose face we all know, was finally honored at his resting place, in ...
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[MS-CEMETERIES] Mary Virginia "Jennie" Stockton Fears - This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: annesoneal35 Surnames: Fears Classification: queries Message Board URL: http...1 month ago
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Patriotism At The Lincoln Memorial - (image courtesy Washington Post) The partial shutdown of the U.S. government has entered its second week as I write this blog post. Intransigent politicia...
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Re: [MISSISSIPPI] Kiezel/Keezel - Hi: I am back and looking to breakdown a brickwall of years now. Peter Keizel/Keezel b. 1808 in Germany married Catherine ?? . They married before 1838. Th...2 months ago
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September 30, 1954: USS *Nautilus* commissioned - The USS *Nautilus,* the world's first nuclear submarine, is commissioned by the U.S. Navy. The *Nautilus* was constructed under the direction of U.S. Nav...2 months ago
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Stupidity: the reason I could never be a living history actor - (Hat-tip to Erin Gloria Ryan at Jezebel via the National Council on Public History’s [NCPH] Facebook page.) Some of the questions presented in this make yo...3 months ago
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Weekend in WNC - the second highlight of my summer - Two blog posts in one day; crazy, I know. But it's pretty eventful around here lately. July 5-9 was spent in Mills River with my old buddy Glenn Bailey and...4 months ago
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Farewell to Civil Warriors - On September 28, 2006, I did my initial post here on Civil Warriors. I expressed then a great sense of honor and appreciation at having been invited by Mar...5 months ago
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Uncle Thurman was a Gandy Dancer. . . - I came across a short film "Gandy Dancers" online that reminded me of my paternal uncle, Thurman Callen who retired from the railroad. Uncle Thurman was the ...
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Donald S. Frazier on the War in Louisiana - Donald S. Frazier has written two books on the war in Louisiana (two of three books planned). His books have been well received and liked. Always trying to...10 months ago
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Battle of Stones River – 150th Anniversary - Today is the 150th anniversary of the sanguinary Battle of Stones River. This tragic battle occurred just north of the town of Murfreesboro, Tennessee when...11 months ago
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Just as surely dead - I like to look beyond lists and rosters to flesh out the individuals who were at Antietam. An example of how this sometimes goes, with a bit of an unexpect...1 year ago
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They Sailed Into History ... And Oblivion - After making its historic attack, the CSS H. L. Hunley - the first successful submarine - wouldn't be seen again for more than 130 years.1 year ago
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Books24x7 - Books24x7 supports workers in acquiring knowledge at the speed of change by instantly delivering trusted information how and when it is needed. Our content...1 year ago
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1/4 of the Rebel infantry which camped in York County, Pa., were casualties at Gettysburg - The Louisiana State Monument on West Confederate Avenue is one of the more striking memorials on the grounds of Gettysburg National Military Park. Sculpted b...2 years ago
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(review) Pay For Play: A History of Big-Time College Athletic Reform - May book review: http://bit.ly/lVmTWR2 years ago
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Confederate Memorial Day - On this day, April 26th, the state of Mississippi celebrates Confederate Memorial Day.2 years ago
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To Re-Build, One Has to destroy! - Lots going om at CWi the next few weeks, and it begins today. Here’s a short timeline of what’s about to happen: For the next 2 or 3 days – no news. Today...2 years ago
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Site Update - Sorry for what seems to be a lack of activity. Although I haven’t been posting on the blog, I have been updating the Forgotten Mississippi Atlas. There are...3 years ago
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Civil War Drummer Boy Johnny Clem Takes Arms - In a previous post we learned of the circumastances under which young Johnnie clem left home in order to enlist and fight for the cause. What follows her...3 years ago
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Time Out - Please accept my apologies for the lack of recent posts. Now that tax season is officially over, I am hopeful that I can return to regular postings to this...4 years ago
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Augusta Inge - *My story is hospitality.* *I am Augusta Inge.* In April 1862, Confederate General Albert Sidney Johnston made his headquarters in my home, Rose Cottage. I...5 years ago
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Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur - Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur We are pleased to announce that Civil War Regiments from Missouri, 1861-1865 by Leo Rassieur i...6 years ago
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