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Tag Archives: Abraham Lincoln
Happy Thanksgiving from ThisMightyScourge.com
Greetings friends! Today is Thanksgiving – one of my favorite holidays of the year. During my lifetime, Thanksgiving has been a time to get together with friends and family, watch football games and eat huge amounts of food – with … Continue reading
Posted in General Musings, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Civil War, Thanksgiving
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Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address: A new meaning for the war
Today is the 147th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address. Lincoln arrived in Gettysburg on the evening of November 18 and prepared for what would become one of the most important speeches in United States history. On the morning of … Continue reading
Ronald Reagan Presidential Library – a photo essay
Yes, I know this is a Civil War blog. Obviously the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum has no direct tie to the American Civil War. However, our Civil War was a fought for freedom – the notion that all … Continue reading
October 3 -This Day in the Civil War
1862 (Friday) The Battle of Corinth, Mississippi starts. Often called the Second Battle of Corinth, this battle would continue for two days as US Major General William S. Rosecrans’ Army of the Mississippi fought CSA Major General Earl Van Dorn’s … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Army of the Mississippi, Army of West Tennessee, Battle of Corinth, Earl Van Dorn, Second Battle of Corinth, Siege of Corinth, Thanksgiving, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William Rosecrans, William S Rosecrans
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The 2d Iowa Infantry and the Battle of Fort Donelson
After sitting on my bookshelf for more than a year, I finally have found time to read Steven E. Woodworth’s exceptional book on the Army of the Tennessee, “Nothing But Victory: The Army of the Tennessee, 1861-1865.” This book is … Continue reading
Posted in Infantry Regiments
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The Battle of Chickamauga – 147th Anniversary
Today is the 147th anniversary of the second day of fighting at the Battle of Chickamauga. Chickamauga Creek runs through the valley southeast of Lookout Mountain. Loosely translated, the Indian name Chickamauga, translates into “River of Blood.” From the morning … Continue reading
Posted in Significant Battles, This Day In The Civil War
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, Alexander M McCook, Alexander McCook, Alexander McD McCook, Alexander Mendoza, Army of Tennessee, Army of the Cumberland, Army of the Tennessee, Battle of Chattanooga, Battle of Chattanooga III, Battle of Chickamauga, BattlefieldPortraits.com, Braxton Bragg, Chattanooga and Chickamauga National Military Park, Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park, Chickamauga National Military Park, Civil War, Civil War Battlefields, Cracker Line, David Friedrichs, David Powell, Ethan Rafuse, Ethan S Rafuse, George H Thomas, George Thomas, Gordon Granger, James Longstreet, Jefferson Davis, John B Hood, John Bell Hood, John Hood, John Lundberg, John R Lundberg, Joseph E Johnston, Joseph Johnston, Lee White, Peter Cozzens, Robert E. Lee, Robert Lee, Savas Beatie, Savas Beatie LLC, Savas Beatie Publishing, Snodgrass Hill, Steven E Woodruff, Steven Woodruff, The Chickamauga Campaign, The Maps of Chicamauga, Third Battle of Chattanooga, This Terrible Sound, Thomas Crittenden, Thomas L Crittenden, Timothy B. Smith, Timothy Smith, Tullahoma Campaign, Ulysses Grant, Ulysses S Grant, William G Robertson, William Rosecrans, William S Rosecrans, William T Sherman, William Tecumsah Sherman
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Battle of Antietam – 148th Anniversary
Today, friends, is the 148th anniversary of the Battle of Antietam. Fought along the Antietam Creek at Sharpsburg, Maryland, it would produce the largest single day casualty list of any battle in American history. It was the culminating battle of … Continue reading
Interview with Ronald C. White, Jr., Author of A. Lincoln: A Biography
In conjunction with Abraham Lincoln’s 200th birthday many books were published on our sixteenth United States President. In January 2009, Random House released one of the best books of the busy year, “A. Lincoln: A Biography.” Written by renowned Lincoln … Continue reading
Historians Come Out Against Gaming in Gettysburg
The Civil War Preservation Trust issued the following press release today. It is good to see so many people coming out against the proposed Gettysburg casino. The idea of a casino within a mile of our most famous battlefield is … Continue reading
Posted in Announcements, Call to Action, News
Tagged Abraham Lincoln, American Historical Association, Battle of Gettysburg, Carol Reardon, Civil War Preservation Trust, Ed Bearss, Edwin C Bearss, Eric Wittenberg, Garry Wills, Gettysburg Address, Gettysburg Casino, Gettysburg National Military Park, Gregory Fajt, James McPherson, Jeffery Wert, Mark Snell, National Coalition for History, National Park Service, National Parks Conservation Association, National Trust for Historic Preservation, Organization of American Historians, Preservation Pennsylvania, Society for Military History, Southern Historical Association
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