Category: Social History
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Thoughts on The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865 by Mark Grimsley
Mark Grimsley. The Hard Hand of War: Union Military Policy Toward Southern Civilians, 1861-1865. New York: Cambridge University Press; First Edition (November 26, 1995). 244 pp., 3 maps, notes, index. ISBN: 0-521-46257-6 $75.00 (Hardcover w/DJ). I wanted to quickly explain the price listed above. I realize $75 is a LOT of money for most of […]
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Human Interest Stories From Antietam: Vignette 1
Fellow blogger Scott Mingus has been writing a series of books on “Human Interest Stories” of various Civil War campaigns. Recently, I looked at Human Interest Stories from Antietam and promised to provide a few more stories from the book. This is the first of three to four entries I hope to devote to the […]
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Review in Brief: Human Interest Stories from Antietam by Scott Mingus
Scott L. Mingus, Sr.. Human Interest Stories from Antietam. Orrtanna, PA.: Colecraft Industries; First Edition (2007). 103 pp. ISBN: 0-9777125-32 $9.95 (Paperback). Fellow blogger Scott Mingus saw the release of the second book in his “Human Interest Series” (the first was on the Gettysburg Campaign), published by Colecraft Industries, in 2007. I meant to get […]
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Juneteenth, Slavery and (lack of) Forgiveness
Cross posted at Touch The Elbow In an issue last week, buried in Section B of the Charleston Post and Courier was an article about Juneteenth, specifically that it looks very good that SC will soon be recognizing it – just not as a holiday. In previous posts at Touch The Elbow (here and here) […]
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Did your ancestors serve in the ACW?
Over the past few years, a few folks in my extended family have been researching the family’s history, which can be traced to the 17th century in Europe (England and Germany). Of interest to me was the number of Civil War ancestors. I knew that my great-great-grandfather, William Sisson, fought in the 60th Ohio at […]
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Review: “What this Cruel War was Over”
In the great debate of Slavery Vs. State’s rights, there is a new recruit on the field. One who immensely researched letters, diaries, and journals from soldiers on the front line to get, straight from their own mouths, what they as individuals were fighting over. Chandra Manning’s What This Cruel War was Over: Soldiers, Slavery, […]
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Civil War Talk Radio: September 22, 2006
Air Date: 092206 Subject: Lincon, the Shelton Laurel Massacre, Death and the Civil War, etc. Books: ‘A People’s Contest’: The Union and Civil War 1861-1865 Guest: Phillip Shaw Paludan Summary: Dr. Phillip Shaw Paludan, author of ‘A People’s Contest’: The Union and Civil War 1861-1865, discusses his work, covering topics from the Lincoln White House […]