Category: Miscellaneous

  • Short Takes

    Did you know that US president and Union Civil War general Rutherford B. Hayes is a national hero in … Paraguay? Forget Lincoln or Washington. Hayes – a one-term U.S. president who is undistinguished at home – has a holiday, a province, a town, a museum and a soccer team all named in his honor, […]

  • The Good, The Bad and the Ugly

    I took a night off last night and watched Sergio Leone’s melodramatic western masterpiece The Good, The Bad, and the Ugly on my new wide screen TV. Even though it was released in 1966, and did not reach the US until a year later, it still holds up pretty well. It was the third of […]

  • Brett’s Contributions Going Forward

    After finding out quite a bit of what goes into caring for a newborn baby over the past three months, I’m finally ready to dip my toes back into the waters of Civil War blogging. I am VERY happy that the TOCWOC group blog concept worked as I had intended during this time. I appreciate […]

  • A TREAT for Halloween

    UPDATE: Brock Robert Schulte was born on November 1, 2008 at 11:43 am. He weighed in at 5 pounds, 12 ounces and was 19 inches long. Here’s the best pic I could get on short notice… Rarely do I post personal things on this blog, especially given that it is a group blog.  I’ll make […]

  • Posting Frequency Changes for Brett

    I’m sorry I haven’t posted anything this week.  Life is becoming quite hectic with the impending birth of my first child in the next few weeks.  Until I get a better handle on how to be a good Dad to my son or daughter, I am going to probably be posting once a week, with […]

  • The Civil War in the classroom

    Cross posted at Civil War History. Given this very interesting post by Brett, I thought I would bring up an interesting couple of ideas for teaching the war in the classroom and see what you all think. While understanding slavery and emancipation are essential to understanding the war years, I do feel that some classes […]

  • 10th Annual Potomac River Crossing

    As most Civil War buffs know, there is just something about standing on the actual spot where events occurred that transforms words in a history book into something real and tangible. Such was the case on Saturday, Aug. 30, when I took part in the 10th Annual Potomac River Crossing at White’s (Conrad’s) Ford, to […]