• As a second account of the experiences of the Mud March, today I turn again to the writing of the historian of the 76th NY – A.P. Smith.  I [...]

  Mud March Story #2 – From the History of the 76th NY

  January 22, 2013
• In the spirit of the last post on “Emancipation at 150,” today I would like to share some excerpts from my research over the past several [...]

  Former Slaves Hired by Union Officers

  January 7, 2013
• This is the second of three consecutive posts on reactions within the Army of the Potomac on the dismissal of General McClellan. These are taken [...]

  McClellan Dismissal Reactions – part 2

  November 9, 2012
• I don’t think there is any Civil War writing that I enjoy reading quite so much as regimental histories. These are written by men who were [...]

  Artillery Shells Overhead – An Antietam Story

  June 22, 2012