Gordon Thorsby
Lieutenant John Sweeney's Demons
by Gordon Thorsby (unknown Confederate soldier (LOC) The Memorial Meeting of the Irish Volunteers was called to Order on Oct. 10, 1877....
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Gordon Thorsby
Nov 28, 20223 min read
More Than Just a List of Names
By Gordon Thorsby The Enlistment Reports at the National Archives say more if studied closely. A letter "H" scrawled with a series of...
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Gordon Thorsby
Nov 21, 20223 min read
"Going Into Action" but Which Battery Was It?
by Gordon Thorsby Is a correct Photograph identification of critical importance? To Civil War Artillerist fans and enthusiasts, it is. If...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 31, 20224 min read
What is the True Story Regarding the Capture of Medal of Honor Recipient Dr. Mary E. Walker?
by Gordon Thorsby Dr. Mary Elizabeth Walker, Medal of Honor recipient "I was involved in the capture of Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, the only...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 27, 20224 min read
The Boys of Cos. A and E, 14th Michigan at Jonesboro
by Gordon Thorsby The Captured of Jonesboro When the regiment arrived near Jonesboro in late August 1864, only nine men remained of the...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 24, 20225 min read
The Artillery's Last Stand at Malvern Hill
by Gordon Thorsby The Line at Malvern Hill The Army of the Potomac was in full retreat and headed for the James River. Union soldiers...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 20, 20224 min read
A Sentence for Desertion Worse Than Execution 1861-65, Dry Tortugas
by Gordon Thorsby Blacksmith Thomas Nevins , Captain Lester D. Wilson of Co. F, 75th New York Infantry Regiment, and unidentified soldie3...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 17, 20224 min read
When Gen. George H. Thomas Directed the Artillery at Peach Tree Creek
by Gordon Thorsby (Library of Congress) Walker’s veteran Confederate Infantry Brigades under Stevens, Gist and Mercer hit the Federal...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 13, 20224 min read
Replacements for the Second Michigan Infantry Before Petersburg
by Gordon Thorsby The Second Michigan Infantry was cooking up rations when a large group of new soldiers walked into the camp near the...
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Gordon Thorsby
Oct 10, 20224 min read
On the Skirmish Line with the 136th NY "Ironclads" at Gettysburg
by Gordon Thorsby "Skirmish Line" by William Gilbert Gaul West Point Museum “It is a terrible experience to support batteries when...
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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...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 29, 20224 min read
The "Land Merrimac" and the beginning of Railway Artillery
by Gordon Thorsby The "Land Merrimac" a.k.a. The "dry Land Merrimac" (Library of Congress) It is generally accepted that the first use of...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 26, 20225 min read
The Casualty Lists Were Long at Helena, Arkansas July 4, 1863
by Gordon Thorsby On the morning of July 5, the regiments assembled for roll call and then were dismissed for breakfast. The sergeants of...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 23, 20225 min read
The Great Disaster at Norfolk 1861.
by Gordon Thorsby Courtesy of the Mariner's Museum of Norfolk The surrender of Ft. Sumter on April 14 was a disappointment for the North....
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 19, 20224 min read
Alexander Hart, 5th Louisiana, One Southern Soldier Who Did Return Home
by Gordon Thorsby Alexander Hart (1839-1911), was on the surface not unique when he was named a lieutenant in the Fifth Louisiana Zouave...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 15, 20225 min read
The First Illinois Artillery at Shiloh, 39 Were Michigan Men
By Gordon Thorsby Governors raised recruits from about their respective states but in 1862, that was not entirely true. As casualties...
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Gordon Thorsby
Sep 12, 20225 min read
Desertion By Michigan Men in the American Civil War
by Gordon Thorsby Five Men of the 118th PA for desertion executed Before the V Corps, 1863. From Alfred Waud (LOC) Desertion in the Civil...
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Gordon Thorsby
Aug 25, 20225 min read
"Enough for Another Killing," Quarles' Brigade at Ezra Church
by Gordon Thorsby Ezra Church, Engraving by Theodore R. Davis, published by Harpers Weekly What happened on the Northern side is that...
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Gordon Thorsby
Aug 22, 20224 min read
Michigan Soldiers from Canada in the Civil War
by Gordon Thorsby Wounded from Spotsylvania, 1864. Andress is prone and facing the camera. (photo M. Brady) Canadians didn't have to join...
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Gordon Thorsby
Aug 18, 20225 min read
Mutiny of the Third Michigan Cavalry in Texas, 1865
by Gordon Thorsby Horse Shoeing of cavalry There were two mutinies that occurred with Union Cavalry regiments and the first occurred in...
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