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Battle of Shiloh -149th Anniversary

Today is the 149th anniversary of the Battle of Shiloh. Fought from April 6-7, 1862 it was the most deadly battle fought by the United States up to that time. CSA General Albert Sidney Johnston’s Army of Mississippi attacked US … Continue reading

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Texas Civil War Era Graves -a photo essay

Earlier this month I had the opportunity to visit Austin, Waco and the Dallas-Fort Worth areas of Texas. The area boasts a significant amount of Civil War graves including general officers and Medal of Honor recipients. Austin’s historic Texas State … Continue reading

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Fort Donelson – 149th Anniversary of its Surrender

Today marks the 149th anniversary of the surrender of Fort Donelson. Situated on the Tennessee River, near Dover, Tennessee, the fort provided the Confederacy with a strong defensive position to protect the river approach to Nashville. Unlike the fall of … Continue reading

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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

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Robert E. Lee Resigns From the U.S. Army

Colonel Robert E. Lee had served in the U.S. Army his entire adult life. Graduating from West Point in 1829, Lee would serve in the Army Engineer Corps. He would be in charge of many coastal projects and an ambitious … Continue reading

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Shiloh National Military Park – a photo essay

Today marks the 148th anniversary of the second day of fighting at the Battle of Shiloh.  On April 6, 1862, CSA General Albert Sidney Johnston’s Army of Mississippi launched a surprise dawn attack on US Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s … Continue reading

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2009 In Review – The Top 10 Articles on This Mighty Scourge

Happy 2010!  We have much to look forward to in the coming year.  But let us take a quick look at what happened in 2009.  According to Time magazine, the Top 10 ten news stories of 2009 were: 10. The … Continue reading

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Shiloh: The First Great Battle of the Civil War

On April 6, 1862, the largest battle, to that point, of the Civil War was raged at Pittsburg Landing, Tennessee – the Battle of Shiloh.(i)  Today, the battlefield is one of the most pristine battlefields in North America.  Due to … Continue reading

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Albert Sidney Johnston – CSA General

On February 2, 1803 Albert Sidney Johnston¹ was born, in Washington, Kentucky.  Young Albert was the youngest son of Dr. John and Abigail Harris Johnston.  Johnston would receive his education at Transylvania University, in Lexington, Kentucky.  While attending Transylvania University, … Continue reading

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