Category: Civil War Individuals
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 15
Author’s note: Part of the remnants of the Army of Tennessee were sent to North Carolina to join Joe Johnston’s force there. The rest, including French’s Division is sent South to defend Spanish Fort in Mobile Bay. Mobile Bay The Battle of Spanish Fort A report on the organization of the Army of Tennessee by Colonel […]
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William Holden at Corinth
I have posted two of Iowa soldier William Holden letters before, one at the end of the war and one from Atlanta. This one is a detailed description of the Second Battle of Corinth fought on October 3-4, 1862 at Corinth, MS between the Confederates under generals Earl Van Dorn and Sterling Price, and the […]
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DE ARAGON, The Chronicle of a Confederate Surgeon – Part 14
Author’s note: This covers the Battle of Nashville and Hood’s retreat into Mississippi. The Battle of Nashville December 1, the day following the battle (Franklin), virtually every house in Franklin was turned into a hospital to accommodate the thousands of Confederate wounded. While the surgeons toiled to cope with the overwhelming numbers of mangled and torn men, Hood urged […]
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Kearny vs. McClellan: Frustration on the Peninsula
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of guest posts by Greg Quinion. In addition to being an avid history reader and world traveler, Greg works as a freelance travel and history writer and Information Analyst in Washington DC. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, […]
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Thomas Riley: Confederate Hero, Deserter, Or Both?
Several weeks ago I received a long awaited package in the mail from the State Archives of North Carolina: two 35mm diazo microfilm reels containing every issue of the Raleigh (NC) Daily Confederate from 1864 and 1865. My goal is to view and print off articles pertaining to the Siege of Petersburg, and from time […]
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“I’ve Been Ordered Up to Fight!”: Phil Kearny to the Rescue at Williamsburg
Editor’s Note: This is one of a series of guest posts by Greg Quinion. In addition to being an avid history reader and world traveler, Greg works as a freelance travel and history writer and Information Analyst in Washington DC. He holds a Bachelor’s degree in History from the University of Mary Washington in Fredericksburg, […]