Confederate Soldiers during the Gettysburg Champaign, we “made the inhabitants feel the horrors of war”
Charles J.C. Hutson was with the South Carolina 1st Infantry serving with Major General William Pender of Hill’s Corps, and as they entered Pennsylvania, they traveled on the Turnpike towards Harrisburg. Listening to Hutson describe the march, one would think the Confederates were doing an early version of Sherman’s March: We entered Penn. with as fine an army as was ever enlisted, lived for some time upon the bounty of…
Read more...Letters Home from the Front, Christmas 1862, Such is the Fate of War
Christmas was often a time of reflection for Civil War soldiers as their hearts and minds fixated on past and more joyous times. In spirit of the Holiday we here at Soldier Studies wanted to share with you some touching letters dealing with Christmas. Samuel J. Bradlee took pen in hand on Christmas Day (1864) and wrote home to his beloved wife, “Just four short years ago tonight you and…
Read more...The Charge of the Heavy Artillery
[This is one of more thoughtful and provoking reflections by a soldier concerning a battle that I have ever come across while curator for Soldier Studies. This account was published in the “Main Bugle” (January, 1894.) a short lived quarterly publication depicting the exploits and histories of various Maine regiments. The 1st Maine Heavy Artillery Regiment took part in one of the most intense and bloodiest engagements you will ever…
Read more...The Civil War Monitor
The Civil War Monitor is a new publication which recently released its second issue. Their current issue lineup includes: Custer and the End of Innocence In little more than a decade, George Armstrong Custer—the “Boy General of the Golden Lock”—went from Civil War darling to Little Bighorn pariah. What went wrong? By Glenn W. LaFantasie Black Men in Blue A series of images highlights the story of the African-American volunteers…
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