Monthly Archives: September 2023
Nature’s Civil War
This book by Professor Kathryn Shively is an early contribution to the relatively new subfield of environmental history of the Civil War. This subfield looks at the effects of the war and soldiers on the environment as well as the effects of the environment and environmental factors on the war and on the soldiers. This […]
Recollections of a Confederate Staff Officer
G. Moxley Sorrel served as an Aide de Camp and later Assistant Adjutant General on James Longstreet’s staff before he was given command of a brigade under Ambrose Powell Hill and promotion to brigadier general. He writes that after the First Battle of Bull Run he filled in as commissary officer for Longstreet’s brigade until […]
An Abe Lincoln photo made during his 1858 ascendancy has been donated to his museum in Illinois
This recent article concerns a rare photograph of Abraham Lincoln recently donated to the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum. “During his momentous U.S. Senate campaign against Stephen A. Douglas, Abraham Lincoln sat for a photograph after politicking in western Illinois and presented one of the copies to a man severely injured while testing a […]
‘Oh! My Soul—What a Sight Presented Itself!’: A Witness to the July 1863 New York Draft Riots
This article is from the Autumn 2023 issue of Civil War Times magazine. “In her day, Elizabeth Oakes Smith was a national figure. Born in Maine in 1806, she and her family moved to New York City in the late 1830s, where she joined literary circles and emerged as a prominent feminist essayist, lecturer, and […]
Gettysburg Address 160
Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at the dedication of the National Cemetery at Gettysburg National Military Park on November 19, 1863. This year marks the 160th anniversary, known throughout the Civil War world as Dedication Day, of that speech. Each year, the Lincoln Fellowship of Pennsylvania marks the anniversary with a ceremony in the […]
Lawyer Lincoln
Focusing on Abraham Lincoln’s career as a lawyer, this book by Albert A. Woldman is old but still packed with good information, especially about several of the various cases Lincoln handled, both well known and more obscure. Woldman tells us this phase of Lincoln’s life is important “because Lincoln’s training at the bar prepared, molded, […]
Gettysburg Fall Battlewalks and Campfire Lectures
Here is the fall schedule of battlewalks at the Gettysburg National Military Park. [begin quote] These 2-hour intensive programs examine unique portions of the battlefield, cover significant distances, and cross rough/uneven terrain. It is strongly recommended that visitors bring plenty of water, appropriate seasonal clothing, and sturdy hiking shoes. Please park vehicles with all four […]
The Real Story Behind 58 Confederate Bodies Tossed in a Well
This article by Steven Stotlemeyer is from the September, 2023 issue of Civil War Times magazine. “On September 14, 1862, fighting broke out on South Mountain, Md., as portions of the Army of the Potomac clashed with Army of Northern Virginia troops holding passes over the mountain. On the 15th, the day after particularly heavy […]
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