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Special Edition: Mapping the Valley (March 26, 1862)
On March 26, 1862, Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson called Jedediah Hotchkiss, his thirty-four year old volunteer staff aide, for a meeting at his…
Mar 26
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Special Edition: An Execution in Kansas (March 22, 1862)
On Saturday March 22, 1862, the Leavenworth Daily Conservative reported that Private Alexander Driscoll, Seventh Kansas Cavalry, was executed outside…
Mar 22
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Special Edition: The Blalocks, a Civil War Love Story (March 20, 1862)
Approximately 750 women served in the Union and the Confederate armies during the Civil War. However, Sarah Malinda ‘Linda’ Pritchard Blalock is the…
Mar 21
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Special Edition: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch (March 17 - March 22, 1862)
The Richmond Dispatch was originally established in October 1850 (as the Daily Dispatch) by James A. Cowardin and William H. Davis, and was the first…
Mar 18
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Special Edition: From the Richmond Daily Dispatch (March 17 - March 22, 1862)
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Special Edition: Florida Iron (March 13, 1862)
When President Jefferson Davis withdrew most of the coastal garrison troops from Florida, Governor John Milton was incensed that his state was left (for…
Mar 13
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Special Edition: Stonewall Jackson’s Last Council of War (March 11, 1862)
Confederate District of the Valley commander Thomas J. ‘Stonewall’ Jackson began preparations for a withdrawal from his forward position at Winchester…
Mar 11
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Special Edition: Behind the Scenes of the Army of the Potomac (March 10, 1862)
Background Information: This journal entry was written by Dr. Alfred L. Castleman, a member of the Fifth Wisconsin Volunteer Infantry. The regiment…
Mar 11
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Special Edition: Eyewitness Account of the Battle of the Ironclads (March 8, 1862)
Memorandum Journal of United States Frigate St. Lawrence’s Cruise in 1861, June 21 Date of Commission, John A. Brisco, Boatswain. March 8, 1862. We pass…
Mar 9
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Special Edition: Compensated Emancipation (March 6, 1862)
On March 6, 1862, President Abraham signed legislation providing for compensated emancipation in Washington D.C. Originally sponsored by Senator Henry…
Mar 7
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Special Edition: The Death of Willie Lincoln (February 24, 1862)
The Death of Willie Lincoln In an elegant White House guest room, the 11-year-old son of Abraham and Mary Lincoln lay ill in a huge carved rosewood bed…
Feb 24
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Special Edition: Nathaniel Gordon Slave-Trader (February 21, 1862))
Nathaniel Gordon (February 6, 1826 – February 21, 1862) was an American slave trader who was the only person in the United States to be tried…
Feb 21
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Book Review #2: Longstreet: The Confederate General Who Defied the South by Elizabeth R. Varon
Any reader interested in a detailed military analysis of James Longstreet's years as a Confederate general would be advised to read Longstreet’s own…
Feb 20
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