Sunday, May 27, 2012

Fort Point under the Golden Gate Bridge

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I went down to the San Francisco waterfront yesterday to see the USS Iowa en route to her new home in Southern California, and there...
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Sunday, May 20, 2012

The Battle of Santa Clara

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I had occasion to drive along historic El Camino Real in Santa Clara on Friday, weighing a vast array of yummy ethnic lunch options in mi...
Thursday, May 03, 2012

Scuffle at California and Montgomery

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I found these intriguing photos at the FoundSF wiki site, and have spent quite a lot of time since then looking for reference to these ev...

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Tuesday, April 17, 2012

The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down

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Sad News from the family of Levon Helm: Dear Friends,  Levon is in the final stages of his battle with cancer. Please send your prayers a...
Thursday, April 12, 2012

April 12 -- 151 years ago -- the bombardment of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor

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Bombardment of Fort Sumter by Currier & Ives (1837–1885) For many people, the bombardment of Fort Sumter marks the official begin...
Thursday, April 05, 2012

Images from the Civil War Forum's visit to North Carolina, March 28-April 1, 2012

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Mark Bradley on the Bentonville battlefield Bullet holes on the porch of the Smith House, Oak Grove, Averasboro battlefield Battery ...
Wednesday, April 04, 2012

"Last Stand in the Carolinas"

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Historian Mark Bradley, right, leads the 16th CompuServe Civil War Forum Battlefield Conference at Bentonville, North Carolina, March 31, ...
Tuesday, March 27, 2012

Gettysburg: Armored Warfare

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It was only a matter of time, I suppose. " "The outcome of the Civil War is in peril. Weapons, armor and machinery have been ...
Monday, March 26, 2012

“Patriotic Gore is Not Really Much Like Any Other Book by Anyone”

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Interesting article by David Blight at Slate.com. . . =============== Revisiting one of the most important and confounding books ever wr...
Thursday, March 22, 2012

Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the candy?

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Most everyone, by now, has heard about the kerfluffle over the John Wilkes Booth bobblehead that was briefly put on sale in the visitor...
Monday, March 19, 2012

Johnny Reb on Mars spells trouble for Disney

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Note to self. . . ditch the Confederates in Space screenplay. The marketplace has spoken. "The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it ex...
Saturday, March 17, 2012

Walk the Ground: Bentonville and Fort Fisher

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There’s still room on the bus! 16th Civil War Forum Battlefield Conference The Battle of Bentonville Wilmington & Fort Fisher March ...
Friday, March 16, 2012

Lincoln and Lancashire

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Lincoln statue, Lincoln Square, Manchester, England "Whilst the 150th anniversary of the American civil war continues to provoke con...
Wednesday, March 14, 2012

"When General Grant Expelled the Jews"

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By Jonathan D. Snarna. Posted Tuesday, March 13, 2012, at 7:00 a.m. EST On Dec. 17, 1862, as the Civil War entered its second winter, Gen. ...
Tuesday, March 13, 2012

On the naming of the U.S.S. Kearsarge

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Who came up with the name of the USS Kearsarge , and which New Hampshire mountain does it honor? This is another of those enduring Mysteries...
Monday, March 12, 2012

"The Battlefield and Beyond" — forthcoming essay collection from LSU Press

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PRESS RELEASE, March 12, 2012: LSU Press to Publish Collection of Civil War Essays in May 2012 Leading Civil War Historians Link Past and...

Confederate Captain Saves Princess, on Mars

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from The Dialog blog : A risky and on the whole successful venture, “John Carter” was adapted from “A Princess of Mars,” the first of 11 b...
Friday, March 09, 2012

"John Ross's Big Mistake"

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This grossly inaccurate Currier and Ives print of the Battle of Pea Ridge shows members of the Five Nations decked out in Plains Indians ...
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Wednesday, March 07, 2012

Battle of Pea Ridge, 150 years ago

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Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch, McCulloch's Division, Army of the West To commemorate the 150th anniversary of the Battle of ...