…the hopes of liberty which they had kept alive…
On July 7, 1862 a fierce but small battle took place near Bayou Cache River in eastern Arkansas. During the fight the Ninth Regiment Illinois Cavalry Volunteers was called into action to help sustain a charge that resulted in the Confederates fleeing from the battlefield. The regiment hisorian noted the arrival after the battle of Contraband, who he described as literally crawling out of the woodwork and flocking to the…
Read more...Video: A letter sent from a man on the front lines to his wife back home
A letter sent from a man on the front lines to his wife back home.
Read more...Unknown Soldier’s Letter with Patriotic Envelope
No name or unit and unable to log into the database. Thomas is the last name, probably a member of a Maine unit: Buds Ferry Camp Hooker Feb. lst Brother George, I now have got a chance to write you a few lines and I will improve it I am well as usual & I had a letter from Ed the other day and he was also well. It has…
Read more...Book Review: Brave Men in Desperate Times: The Civil War Combat Experience
Brave Men in Desperate Times: The Civil War Combat Experience is written by John McKay and published by Globe Pequot. Those of you who know the focus of this blog and my background know that I am a sucker for anything that focuses on “soldier studies” and the Civil War. Every day there are countless amounts of not seen before letters and diaries that appear online at places like Ebay…
Read more...The Civil War: Strange and Obscure Facts You Didn’t Know
Some interesting facts from the Smithsonian that are indeed “obscure” and some “strange.” I was interested in this one, which caught be by surprise, it dealt with “glowing wounds” reported by soldiers during the Battle of Shiloh: Glowing wounds. After the Battle of Shiloh in 1862, soldiers reported a peculiar phenomenon: glow-in-the-dark wounds. More than 16,000 soldiers from both armies were wounded during the battle, and neither Union nor Confederate…
Read more...Civil War soldiers honored on Veterans Day
This past Veterans day saw several celebrations across the country honor Civil War participants. In Middleboro, Mass., the annual parade at 10 a.m. Friday will honor two Civil War soldiers: Andrew Freeman and Bernard Glancy. They will represent hundreds of other soldiers from the town who served in the war. The event will conclude with a ceremony at the Civil War monument on the town hall lawn. In Milton, Mass,…
Read more...Letter Written to Lieutenant in the 92nd Illinois Infantry by Sister
Letter written to Lieutenant Oscar F. Samis, by his sister. Dear brother Oscar, I was glad to hear from you and that you was well, but very sorry you was in such a fix now. If you will send your pants home I will mend them all nice. I suppose you think by this time you can sew as well as anybody. You must have considerable to do these times….
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