Yearly Archives: 2008

[From my 11th Wisconsin Blog] On the evening of April 9, 1865, hours after Lee’s surrender to Grant, the 11th Wisconsin made its final charge of the war. They captured over 300 prisoners, numerous guns, ammunitions, and horses. They lost … Continue reading →

[Hat tip to Eric] This came up on my Google.com news alert a few hours ago, Eric picked it up as well. To me this story only highlights the Pirates and Looters of history theme I have chimed in on … Continue reading →

I have been looking through my review copy of A Voyage Long and Strange: Rediscovering the New World, by Tony Horwitz, who you might recognize as the bestselling author of Blue Latitudes, Confederates in the Attic, and Baghdad Without a … Continue reading →

The Bloody Crucible of Courage: Fighting Methods and Combat Experience of the Civil War by Brent Nosworthy. Illustrated, maps, notes, index, bibliography, 660 pp., 2003. Carroll and Graf Publishers, 161 William St., 16th Floor, New York, NY, 10038, $35 plus … Continue reading →

I have to admit this Ebay gem caught me off-guard. I was all hot and bothered by the letters, and then this: “The Ultimate Sexual Civil War Doll”- A rare and certainly unique form of Civil War soldier camp art; … Continue reading →

Some of you may know that I have put a lot of time and effort into my passion project, soldierstudies.org. I feel that history should be accessible to everyone and anyone, and that it should be free. The Internet is … Continue reading →

This is absolutely tragic. According to a recently released study, only 1 of 2 students graduate high school in US cities and out of every 10 US public school students, 3 do not graduate from high school. In a report … Continue reading →

[O.K., this is an official rant. Besides, if this is seen as a political issue, it is only becuase the  devotees of Al Gore have made it one.] This is about as political as I will get on this blog. … Continue reading →

Here’s another letter of interest. It was written on July 4, 1863 (day after the battle of Gettysburg) from Heath, Massachusetts by “Auntie Mary” to her brother. She offers some very interesting points of view concerning the war. This letter … Continue reading →

I haven’t seen a lot of these, and of the few I have, this one is a fairly representative one. I am not aware of the practice of writing KIA letters as a prominent occurrence, especially by the year 1863. … Continue reading →