Civil War Notes

In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services

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...

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...

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...

Gordon Thorsby

Feb 28, 20225 min read

Three Letters Cherished Forever, 1862

by Gordon Thorsby Lt. Hugh Martin Childress to Miss Hester Ann Chandler In 1861, America had “exploded” and the possibility of budding...

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