Category: Civil War Odds & Ends
-
Bits ‘n Pieces
Louisiana State University has a digital collection of documents on line, some of which are about the Civil War. Of particular interest is a photograph album covering the years 1862-1900, in which are many Confederate portraits, such as this one of Captain B. R. Chinn of the 9th Louisiana Battalion. There’s another collection of period […]
-
Odds & Ends: June 21, 2008
This Odds & Ends is going out while I’m in LA on a business trip. I’ll probably either be packing up our booth from the Trade Show or on a plane home when you read this. Good thing you get to do some Civil War related reading while I’m away! 😉 Old Picture of the […]
-
Odds & Ends: June 4, 2008
In this edition of Odds & Ends, we’ve got some Gettysburg coverage, some gaming news on several fronts, and the usual mixture of topics. Scott Mingus points out some nice art prints created by taking photos of an HO scale diorama depicting the Battle of Gettysburg Was the recently stolen shell in Petersburg really a […]
-
Odds & Ends: May 29, 2008
Gone With the Wind and UFOs? Check it out. XDA has a list of the top 45 war movies ever made. I have no idea how these were chosen, but only three American Civil War movies made the list: Glory Ride With the Devil The General Harry Smeltzer has a nice start to a bibliography […]
-
Bits ‘n Pieces
The phrase “son of a gun” originated during the Civil War when a woman was struck by a bullet that had passed through the scrotum of a soldier. The sperm on the bullet penetrated her ovaries and impregnated her. True or false? Take the military myth quiz and see how you do (I got nine […]
-
Odds & Ends: May 22, 2008
No real introduction this time. Let’s get right to a look at Civil War news and info from blogs, other web sites, and newspapers. David Woodbury has an interview up with Victoria Bynum, author of The Free State of Jones. In addition to appearing on DW’s Civil War blog, Dr. Bynum was also a guest […]