An Iowa Soldier Writes Home: The Civil War Letters of Union Private Daniel J. Parvin Edited by: Phillip A. Hubbart Carolina Academic Press 2011 Paper 196 pages $25.00 ISBN: 978-1-59460-978-7 • LCCN 2011002478 Phillip Hubbart, a retired Florida appellate judge, transcribed 117 letters of his great-great-grandfather Daniel J. Parvin, an infantryman who fought with the […]
Review: An Iowa Soldier Writes Home
October 15th, 2011 · No Comments
Categories: Civil War Individuals · Military History · Social History · Western Theater
Tags: · 11th Iowa, atlanta campaign, Daniel Parvin, Soldier life, vicksburg
Civil War on the Web (and one other)
July 16th, 2011 · 4 Comments
John Swansburg takes a marathon Civil War tour from Vicksburg to Gettysburg and wonders if he can become an expert that way. The answer is “no” but it’s still a fun read. Gettysburg on Segways? Over the course of this road trip, my companions and I have found ourselves drawn to certain figures, and we’ve […]
Categories: Anecdotes · Civil War Memory · Eastern Theater · Military History · Miscellaneous
Tags: · Canada, gettysburg, stonewall jackson, vicksburg, war of 1812
Odds & Ends: May 22, 2008
May 22nd, 2008 · No Comments
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 […]
Categories: Civil War Odds & Ends
Tags: · 150th anniversary of the civil war, 48th pennsylvania, Civil War Blogs, david woodbury, drew gilpin faust, edward hagerman, henry pleasants, john david hoptak, lincoln assassination, paul taylor, reenacting, rene tyree, The American Civil War and the Origins of Modern Warfar, the free state of jones, this republic of suffering, throes of democracy, vicksburg, victoria bynum, view restoration at gettysburg, walter mcdougall, wig-wags, with sword and pen
Charge! Issue 11
July 11th, 2006 · No Comments
Charge! Issue 11 (Spring 2006) Charge! Web Site Page 1 From the Editor’s Desk by Scott Mingus Editor Scott Mingus discusses Johnny Con, the first all Johnny Reb gaming convention, which was held on May 20-21, 2006 in New Albany, Indiana. Page 2 Missed Opportunity? Trimble’s Attack on Cemetery Hill: Wednesday, July 1, 1863 by […]
Categories: Civil War Magazines · Civil War Wargames
Tags: · 25th virginia, battle of dranesville, cemetery hill, champion hill, charge! magazine, gettysburg, hoover's gap, issue 11, vicksburg
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