• The following is from a draft of my long-planned and maybe never to be completed (??) book on Abner Doubleday. The text alternates between [...]

  Marching Around Virginia in August 1862 – part 3

  August 22, 2012
• < The following is from my research for a book I continue to threaten to someday actually finish! It is from a period of time where Abner [...]

  Doubleday’s Journal – July 23, 1862 – A Hostage Exchange

  July 23, 2012
• At this point of the Civil War during this summer season of 1862, now 150 years ago, not only had the temperatures risen, so had the varied [...]

  Taking Off Kid Gloves / The 2nd Confiscation Act

  July 17, 2012
• <<Today is the fifth of a series of posts on the Seven Days Battles near Richmond, Virginia that occurred 150 years ago this week.>> [...]

  150 Years Ago Today – The Battle of Frayser’s Farm

  June 30, 2012

• On this date of June 19th in 1862, President Lincoln signs a law prohibiting slavery in the Western territories. Having been passed by Congress, [...]

  150 Years Ago Today: Law Prohibiting Slavery in the Western Territories

  June 19, 2012