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In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services

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The Michiganders Meet the Lancaster Grays and the Invincibles

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 12, 20224 min read

The Michiganders Meet the Lancaster Grays and the Invincibles

by Gordon Thorsby View near Knoxville of the Tennessee River Maj. Gen Ambrose Burnside established a delaying defense so the could get...

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Memories of War From David Webb, 3rd Michigan Infantry

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 7, 20224 min read

Memories of War From David Webb, 3rd Michigan Infantry

by Gordon Thorsby David Webb, a veteran who survived the war, lived into the depression era dying in Chesaning, MI in 1936. We are...

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The Beef: A Regular Subject In Letters to Home?

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 6, 20222 min read

The Beef: A Regular Subject In Letters to Home?

by Gordon Thorsby Painter Conrad Wise Chapman, CSA 1861-65 Private John A. James, a soldier in the Army of Tennessee in Winter Camp at...

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The 2nd South Carolina's Advance on Bigelow's Battery at Gettysburg

Gordon Thorsby

Apr 5, 20224 min read

The 2nd South Carolina's Advance on Bigelow's Battery at Gettysburg

by Gordon Thorsby Capt. McManus Marvel Comics had their Avengers but in the Civil War, South Carolina had Company H of the 2nd South...

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Sherman’s Gateway to North Carolina, The Bridge at Cheraw

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 30, 20224 min read

Sherman’s Gateway to North Carolina, The Bridge at Cheraw

by Gordon Thorsby Sherman’s forces steadily moved north from Columbia nearing the North Carolina state line. He faked west toward...

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When Beauregard's Napoleons Departed Missionary Ridge

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 22, 20223 min read

When Beauregard's Napoleons Departed Missionary Ridge

by Gordon Thorsby Thomas Barker Ferguson was a twenty-one Citadel graduate when he was made first lieutenant of his forming artillery...

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Gordon Thorsby

Mar 17, 20223 min read

Retribution in a Total War

by Gordon Thorsby On February 28, 1865, in Chesterfield County near the SC/NC state line, the body of Pvt. Robert M. Woodruff, Co. H of...

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"Until the End" With the Fourth Michigan Cavalry

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 16, 20224 min read

"Until the End" With the Fourth Michigan Cavalry

by Gordon Thorsby In the Flushing History Museum near Flint, MI, a banner from the local GAR is proudly displayed of those that fought in...

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No Getting Around Johnson's Crook on the Way to Chickamauga

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 15, 20223 min read

No Getting Around Johnson's Crook on the Way to Chickamauga

by Gordon Thorsby There were Rivers, swamps, mountains, creeks, fords, and gaps. Then, there was Johnson’s Crook? Typical geography...

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The First Alabama Cavalry USV... Union Troopers

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 7, 20224 min read

The First Alabama Cavalry USV... Union Troopers

by Gordon Thorsby To Edwin M. Stanton Secretary of War The volunteers from Alabama will be organized into companies, under the direction...

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Crusty Ben Colvin, One Part Character, Another Part Union Spy and Scout

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 3, 20225 min read

Crusty Ben Colvin, One Part Character, Another Part Union Spy and Scout

by Gordon Thorsby He was described as old irreconcilable, a crank of the crankiest kind, a blackguard, and a murderer but he was much...

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Gordon Thorsby

Mar 2, 20225 min read

A Word in Case I am No More, 1862

by Gordon Thorsby Link to Part One https://www.gordonthorsbycivilwarnotes.com/post/three-letters-cherished-forever-1862 Link to Part Two...

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A Need for a Letter in the Midst of War, 1862

Gordon Thorsby

Mar 1, 20225 min read

A Need for a Letter in the Midst of War, 1862

by Gordon Thorsby Link to Part One. https://www.gordonthorsbycivilwarnotes.com/post/three-letters-cherished-forever-1862 Summer heat was...

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Nathan B. Forrest: Described in Detail, 1865.

Gordon Thorsby

Feb 23, 20223 min read

Nathan B. Forrest: Described in Detail, 1865.

by Gordon Thorsby His photograph is always recognized. Was Nathan Bedford Forrest, the soldier that went from private in 1861 to Lt....

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The Sinking of Patapsco, Charleston Harbor

Gordon Thorsby

Feb 22, 20223 min read

The Sinking of Patapsco, Charleston Harbor

by Gordon Thorsby Passaic Class monitor January 15, 1865 From Rear Admiral John A. Dahlgren Sir: I regret to inform the Department of the...

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Vicksburg and Gettysburg, Events in Parallel

Gordon Thorsby

Feb 15, 20223 min read

Vicksburg and Gettysburg, Events in Parallel

by Gordon Thorsby We tend to think that the Campaigns at Vicksburg and in Pennsylvania took place as if they were at separate times. They...

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