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Another historical mystery found its way into my little corner of Civil War cyberspace recently. Gary Skinner sent along a beautifully preserved letter recently for use on my Siege of Petersburg site. The letter, written on August 4, 1864 and describing the Battle of the Crater, is a lengthy one. The mystery concerns exactly WHO […]
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Can YOU Identify This Signature?
February 26th, 2014 · No Comments
Categories: Civil War Research · Eastern Theater · Enlisted Men · Letters
Tags: · 11th massachusetts battery, battle of the crater, letters, millie stevens
Who Was C[harles] C. Ackels?: Help Needed!
February 19th, 2013 · 6 Comments
Recently Kathryn Lerch (who so generously donated a large number of items from her 8th New York Heavy Artillery collection to me for use on my Siege of Petersburg site) contacted me via email with a mystery: Brett, I decided I have exhausted my usual search lines on Ancestry and Fold3, and still keep coming […]
Categories: Beyond the Crater: Petersburg Campaign Notes · Civil War Individuals · Letters
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Civil War Book Preview: New Siege of Petersburg Diary from the 36th Wisconsin
September 28th, 2012 · No Comments
Editor’s Note: This preview has been cross-posted at The Siege of Petersburg Online. Also be sure to check out the book’s permanent bibliography page. Taylor, Guy C. & Alderson, Kevin (ed) & Alderson, Patsy (ed). Letters Home to Sarah: The Civil War Letters of Guy C. Taylor, Thirty-Sixth Wisconsin Volunteers. (University of Wisconsin Press: November […]
Categories: Civil War Book Publishers · Civil War Books · Civil War Books - Authors · Civil War Books - New · Civil War Books - Now Reading · Civil War Individuals · In The Review Queue · Letters
Tags: · 36th wisconsin, guy c. taylor, kevin alderson, letters, letters home to sarah, patsy alderson, siege of petersburg, the civil war letters of guy c. taylor, university of wisconsin press
William Holden at Corinth
July 22nd, 2012 · 2 Comments
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 […]
Categories: Arms & Armament · Civil War Individuals · Letters · Military History · Strategy & Tactics
Tags: · 2nd Iowa, battle of corinth, column attack, earl van dorn, William Holden, William Rosecrans
On the Skirmish Line Outside Atlanta With William Holden
May 26th, 2012 · 1 Comment
Sorry for the gap in posting—I have been down with a nasty G-I bug most of the week. I’ve been wanting to post parts of another William Holden letter I acquired, one of which I have posted already. Holden, an Iowa farm boy, was by 1864 and experienced soldier and held the rank of first […]
Categories: Anecdotes · Civil War Individuals · Letters · Military History · Strategy & Tactics
Tags: · atlanta, Second Iowa, sharpshooters, skirmish line, William Holden
An Engineer talks Fredericksburg
March 10th, 2012 · No Comments
As forewarned I will make my first blog on my pet project; engineers. This little seen letter comes from Captain Ira Spaulding of the 50th New York Engineers. It describes his experiences at Fredericksburg. Head quarters Detachment of the 50th NY Engineers Opposite Fredericksburg, December 20th (?), 1862 My dear Dunklee, I have just received […]
Categories: Civil War Individuals · Civil War Research · Letters
Tags: · 50th new york engineers, battle of fredericksburg, engineers
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