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It is now the day after Labor Day, marking the traditional end of the summer season. Apart from one beastly hot week, it has not been as warm and [...]
September 3, 2013
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On this date of August 9, of 1863 – 150 years ago today – President Lincoln penned a brief letter to Ulysses Grant in the western theatre. [...]
August 9, 2013
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The Enfilading Lines Blog was born a year ago today on December 17, 2011. And I must say, this has been a lot of fun. I hope those who read [...]
December 17, 2012
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Dennis Frye Lecture in Hagerstown We here in the Washington County area these days prior to the 150th Anniversary of Antietam and the Maryland [...]
September 11, 2012
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Events of 150 years ago this week evidenced the gradually changing views of Abraham Lincoln toward the issue of slavery and emancipation. Clearly [...]
July 14, 2012
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The Winter of 1861-1862 Abraham Lincoln was not perfect. But the more I read about him, the more I am amazed at his talents and judgments. The [...]
February 1, 2012