Civil War Notes

In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services

Gordon Thorsby

Oct 6, 20223 min read

The Importance of Tuscumbia AL and a Constant Disappointment

by Gordon Thorsby There were strategic cities throughout the South that were conduits for army campaigns and army concentrations. There...

Gordon Thorsby

Jul 14, 20224 min read

Mixing it up with Sherman at Collierville, Tennessee, 1863.

by Gordon Thorsby (courtesy of Library of Congress) Battles of the Civil War spanned across America in towns that had little impact and...

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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