Yearly Archives: 2008

[As a kind of celebration of Father's Day I want to highlight a series of letters from Soldeirstudies.org: The Civil War Letters of Charles and Kate Ramsay. But also, please visit the website SoldierStudies.org, we need help with volunteers, donations … Continue reading →

(Note: Part of the following was supposed to have been posted last Thursday, but instead of hitting publish I hit save.) Every year we are fortunate enough as a family to take what we have come to call our “Pilgrimage … Continue reading →

Roll Call to Destiny: The Soldier’s Eye View of Civil War Battles, Brent Nosworthy, Basic Books Inc., 336pp. $27.95. Release Date: March 2008. My introduction to Mr. Nosworthy was his astonishing The Bloody Crucible, a tour de force on all … Continue reading →

My grandfather was a WW2 veteran, so to all those who took the beach or gave their life doing so, we are because of you! To one of our greatest generations, I salute you. JUNE 6, 1944: The Battle of … Continue reading →

As most of you know, I refrain from getting involved in politics as much as possible save one issue: energy. Please consider the following: Dear _______, At $4 a gallon, Americans are hurting at the gas pump. Higher gas prices … Continue reading →

For most historians the focus of civilian deaths during the American Civil War centers on the border states, mainly Missouri and Kentucky, and the incessant violence and atrocities committed by guerrillas and bushwhackers on the local populations. This focus on … Continue reading →

Dimitri has a very intriguing post that considers the actual date that should be recognized as the “end of the Civil War.” He then asks, “What’s your choice?” But, of course, one of the problems I have with his site … Continue reading →

More than half the world’s 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru and some say they are becoming more and more at risk of extinction. Members of one of these indigenous tribes was recently photographed in a protected area … Continue reading →

Here are some news stories I want to share with you. The following are either interesting, frightening, down right hilarious (not in a good way), and thought provoking. I will let you decide: First, seems UFOs are making a comeback … Continue reading →