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Were there Union and Confederate Irregulars in the Civil War?
by Gordon Thorsby Colonel John S. Mosby, C.S.A. In the recent years, there has been a burgeoning historiography on the irregular fighting...
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Aug 16, 20225 min read
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The Twenty-Sixth Michigan, Used Up Before They Knew It in 1864
by Gordon Thorsby Painting by Thure de Thulstrup The 26th Michigan Volunteer Infantry mustered-in on December 12, 1862, with 903 men. Its...
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Aug 11, 20225 min read
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The Lone Cannon at a Bridge in Rock Hill, SC., Stoneman's Raid April 1865
by Gordon Thorsby Current day Bridge across the Catawba River, Rock Hill SC Stoneman’s Raid of 1865 is considered the longest raid of the...
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Aug 8, 20225 min read
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Of Bookkeepers and Engineers on the U.S.S. Monitor
by Gordon Thorsby Front row, from left: Robinson W. Hands 20, Edwin V. Gager-47, not at Hampton Roads (HR); second row, Louis N. Stodder-...
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Aug 1, 20226 min read
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The Sixth Michigan Infantry In the Heat of Louisiana
by Gordon Thorsby The Interior of the Confederate Fortifications at Port Hudson (holes were dug by soldiers hiding from large caliber...
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Jul 27, 20225 min read
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Lt. Henry Kingsbury's Contribution at the Base of Burnside Bridge at Antietam
by Gordon Thorsby Lt. Henry W. Kingsbury, (From Time Life Series, Brian Pohanka Collection) History doesn’t know much about one Henry W....
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Jul 25, 20225 min read
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The Explosion in Cheraw, On Sherman's March Through the Carolinas
by Gordon Thorsby The Accidental Ruins of Cheraw March,1865 (History of SC Collection) In late February, 1865 and after much of Columbia...
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Jul 18, 20225 min read
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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...
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Jul 14, 20224 min read
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The Blunders by Fitz John Porter at Boteler's Ford
by Gordon Thorsby Maj. Gen. Fitz John Porter (Courtesy of Library of Congress) Boteler’s Ford on Sept. 19-20, happened after Antietam and...
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Jul 13, 20225 min read
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Of Six Men in the Seventh Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby There is probably more written about the 7thMichigan Cavalry than any other cavalry regiment from Michigan but the...
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Jul 11, 20225 min read
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Michigan Sailors on the Tinclad U.S.S. Forest Rose
by Gordon Thorsby Forest Rose at the construction of the Alexandia Dam 1864 Forest Rose was a sternwheeler tinclad #9, with a...
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Jul 7, 20224 min read
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An Outcome Predetermined, Second Fight at Fort Harrison at Petersburg
by Gordon Thorsby From Inside the Breastworks of Ft. Harrison (LOC) How important was Ft. Harrison? Very. It was the largest redoubt on...
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Jul 5, 20224 min read
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Who Were the Dead in Rose’s Field at Gettysburg?
by Gordon Thorsby An Unknown soldier returned to SC from unknown origin Gardner's photographs after the Battle of Gettysburg documented...
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Jun 30, 20225 min read
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The 14th Michigan Mounted Infantry; Temporarily
by Gordon Thorsby From Currier and Ives The 14th Michigan Infantry was officially organized in the Detroit area but only three companies...
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Jun 29, 20225 min read
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A Bloody Exchange, 16th Michigan vs. Palmetto Sharpshooters at Gaines Mill
by Gordon Thorsby Map of the Battle of Gaines Mill (LOC) In four years of the American Civil War, there were hundreds of instances where...
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Jun 27, 20224 min read
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Questions and Controversies Surrounding Ft. Sumter
By Gordon Thorsby Ft. Sumter (LOC) For students and historians of the Civil War, there are many questions and controversies about...
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Jun 23, 20225 min read
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Four Versions of Warren's Uh-Oh Moment on Little Round Top
by Gordon Thorsby View from Little Round Top 2021 Gens. George Meade and Dan Sickles were having an animated discussion in the Peach...
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Jun 21, 20224 min read
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Why was the Battle of Ezra Church so Crucial? Ask the Common Soldier
by Gordon Thorsby Picture of a Union Camp outside Chattanooga “The battle was brutal and simple. ‘They done the charging and our men did...
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Jun 20, 20224 min read
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Sherman's Battle for Savannah, GA, Ft. McAllister Dec. 13,1864
by Gordon Thorsby Sherman's Commanders; Howard left, Hazen standing to his right, Slocum right of Sherman. (LOC) Knowing what happened at...
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Jun 16, 20223 min read
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Struck by Lightning; the Third Michigan Cavalry Arkansas,1864
by Gordon Thorsby Disease and battle took many soldiers in four years and permanent wounds to many others. The best the soldier could do...
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Jun 14, 20223 min read
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