Monthly Archives: March 2009

John Winfield Scott – Corporal CSA

Posted on March 30, 2009 by Michael Noirot

John Winfield Scott was born in Mississippi, in approximately 1825.  In 1862 Scott was a merchant in New Orleans.  With the outbreak of the Civil War he would enlist as a private, in the 5th Company of the famed Washington Artillery, of … Continue reading →

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William B. Hincks – Sergeant Major

Posted on March 28, 2009 by Michael Noirot

William B. Hincks was born in either 1841, or 1842, in Maine.  He would later move to Bridgeport, Connecticut.  On July 22, 1862, at either 19 or 20 years of age, young William would enlist in the 14th Connecticut Infantry.  … Continue reading →

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Colonel Everett Peabody – Unsung Hero of Shiloh

Posted on March 25, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Everett Peabody was born on June 13, 1830, in Springfield, Massachusetts.  The son of Reverend William B.O. Peabody, and Eliza Amelia White, he was tall, athletic and enjoyed the outdoors.  Young Everett was smart and enjoyed reading poetry, and writing.  He … Continue reading →

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March 23 – This day in the Civil War

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Michael Noirot

1818 US Major General Don Carlos Buell(i) is born in Lowell, Ohio.  An 1841 graduate of the military academy, at West Point, Buell would become a second lieutenant, in the 3rd U.S. Infantry, after graduation.  He would fight in the … Continue reading →

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Veterans: Make Sure That Your Story Is Known

Posted on March 23, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Over the weekend, ThisMightyScourge.com contributor, Kimberly Largent-Christopher let me know about a wonderful opportunity for our veterans.  Here is her announcement. To all U.S. Army veterans: the U.S. Army War College’s Military History Institute (now called Army Heritage Education Center), … Continue reading →

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Braxton Bragg – CSA General

Posted on March 22, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Braxton Bragg (i), full general in the Confederate Army, was born on this day, March 22, 1817.  Born in Warrenton, North Carolina, today would be his 192nd birthday. Bragg, a graduate of West Point, would fight the Seminoles, in Florida, and … Continue reading →

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William H. Carney – Sergeant

Posted on March 19, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Yesterday, I woke up, in my hotel, in Manassas, Virginia.  Turning the television on, the History Channel was showing a program on the 54th Massachusetts Infantry – a unit comprised of United States Colored Troops.  Nearing its end, the program … Continue reading →

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Patrick R. Cleburne – CS Major General

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Patrick Ronayne Cleburne(i), was born 181 years ago today, March 17, 2009.  Born in Ovens, County Cork, Ireland, to a middle-class physician, Dr. Joseph Cleburne, young Cleburne would never get to know his mother, who passed when he was 18 … Continue reading →

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Lincoln President-Elect, by: Harold Holzer

Posted on March 16, 2009 by Michael Noirot

Over the past ten years, or so, I have read countless biographies, essays and manuscripts on our 16th President – Abraham Lincoln.  Some have been wonderfully written, but lacking in depth, and research, while others have been wonderfully researched, but … Continue reading →

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March 13 – This day in the Civil War

Posted on March 13, 2009 by Michael Noirot

1820 Confederate Brigadier General Louis Hebert(i) was born in Iberville Parish, Louisiana.  Growing up on a plantation, Hebert received a private education, from tutors.  He would attend Jefferson College, but would graduate, third in his class, from West Point.  He … Continue reading →

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