Gordon Thorsby
Gutsy Moves by "the Prince" of Gutsy Moves, General John Magruder at Galveston
by Gordon Thorsby Attack of the Union Flotilla at Galveston. Courtesy of Harper's Weekly New Orleans was taken at the end of April,1862...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 6, 20224 min read
Who Were the 42 Unknown Soldiers of Chesaning Michigan?
by Gordon Thorsby 21st Michigan (Geo. Schanzel was in the regt.) From my youth, I have seen the dull red obelisk and have always...
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Gordon Thorsby
Jun 2, 20224 min read
Five Brothers of South Carolina, One Remains in the Trenches of Petersburg
by Gordon Thorsby Brigadier Gen. Mathew C. Butler, of the South Carolina Brigade James Madison Hough wrote what may have been an epitaph...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 31, 20224 min read
One of the Last Cavalry Charges, Mine Creek
by Gordon Thorsby On October 25, The Battle of Mine Creek (aka Battle of Osage) was a small fight in terms of casualties. However, it was...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 25, 20224 min read
Excerpts From a Letter at Camp Lunacy; Lt. Frost of the 9th Mich. Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby Robert Jennings Frost was 20, and from Albion when he enlisted April 29, 1863 as Sergeant in Co. G of the 9th Michigan...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 23, 20224 min read
Southern Men Who Could not Return Home, the 53 Unknown
by Gordon Thorsby Evergreen Cemetery, Chester SC National cemeteries often have unknown soldiers who died without identification. Others...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 19, 20224 min read
The Sharpshooter's Harvest, Lt. David Logan, 17th South Carolina Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby Lt. David Jackson Logan, 17th South Carolina (Pre-War) On December 28, 1860, David Jackson wrote home mentioning the...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 18, 20224 min read
Can We Understand the Bragg-Johnston Switches in the Western Theater?
by Gordon Thorsby Albert Sidney Johnston died early. His strong abilities had previously been demonstrated as possibly the best, but...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 16, 20225 min read
Questioning Accepted Facts About The Surrender at Appomattox
by Gordon Thorsby At Appomattox (Library of Congress) Publications in the past fifteen to twenty years do not hesitate to challenge...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 12, 20223 min read
Staff Officer to Gen. George Thomas; Captain Henry Stone
by Gordon Thorsby (Gens. Davis, Johnson, Brannan, King, Whipple, Col Burke, Stout, Maj. Thruston, Capt. Stone, Lt. Kelley) Planning for...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 11, 20224 min read
Union Failures in Louisiana included Grand Coteau, Nov. 3, 1863
by Gordon Thorsby Pvt. Edwin Erath, 15th Texas Infantry It's names included Bayou Bourbeax, Grand Coteau, Carrion Crow Bayou, and Boggy...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 5, 20224 min read
James Merrifield, Cited Twice for Bravery, One Medal of Honor
by Gordon Thorsby The Field of Franklin James K Merrifield says he was eighteen when he enlisted on 8 August, 1862 in Co. D of the 88th...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 3, 20224 min read
A Michigan Man in the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby Soldier in 123rd IL. notice the two pistols (William Perisho, Co. G) he died of disease 1863. Yes, Tom is my ancestor....
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Gordon Thorsby
May 2, 20222 min read
"Hearts Torn Asunder" A Review
by Gordon Thorsby https://www.savasbeatie.com/hearts-torn-asunder-trauma-in-the-civil-wars-final-campaign-in-north-carolina/ Almost every...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 28, 20224 min read
A Large Massacre, The Largest Execution, 1862
by Gordon Thorsby General John Pope In August 1862, the Southern states were in full rebellion and Lincoln didn’t expect a problem from...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 27, 20223 min read
The Thirteen Michigan Light Artillery, They Needed no Letter
by Gordon Thorsby (Ft Stevens, Washington City, LOC) The Thirteenth Michigan Light Artillery was technically named the Thirteenth Battery...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Success Not Often Discussed, Rousseau’s Cavalry Raid July, 1864
by Gordon Thorsby We hear of the Union raids of Grierson, Dahlgren and Stoneman. We don’t hear much about Rousseau. If you happen to be...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 21, 20224 min read
Damn the Torpedoes? ...Close but Not Quite.
by Gordon Thorsby An August Morning at the Battle of Mobile Bay by William Heysham Overend Grant was stuck at Petersburg, Sherman seemed...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Who was the Fourth Michigan Trooper Who Lost His Canteen
by Gordon Thorsby Paint may have old and the brush that it was applied was stiff The troopers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry had stories of...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 14, 20225 min read
Abner Doubleday’s Notes on Forts Sumter and Moultrie
by Gordon Thorsby Ft. Moultrie (courtesy of NPS) Abner Doubleday had a book published through Harper’s named “Forts Sumter and Moultrie...
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