Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

An old story, but a good story, about the last Civil War veteran from the L.A. Times

 From Gettysburg 150 a story about Lincoln cemetery honoring some vets

From Baseball Almanac an essay about Baseball and the Blue and Gray

Some stories about snowball battles during the Civil War

A look at the Ohio Statesman newspaper from June2, 1861

 

Sunday morning Civil War link dump

From the Civil War News an article about the economic benefits of preservation.

In an article from the Dispatch that makes you go hmmm there are two dependants of Civil War Veterans still receiving benefits.

A follow up to the Dispatch's story here.

From the St. Louis Post Dispatch two letters to the editor about the naming of a new bridge. The first wants Grant-Lee and the second prefers Sherman.

 

Ashland Civil War Show - Saturday May 4

Who is in? Check out info here

I'm going. Last year was a lot of fun. What say you men?

 

 

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the website CivilWar.com an Easter Sermon

From the Murfreesboro Post an article about the National Intelligencer

From the Columbus Dispatch an article about the Thomas Ewing family of Lancaster

From the New York Times an article about "Impression" in the South

A website about Teaching the Civil War with technology

 

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the New York Times an article about Ohio General Rosecrans to the rescue

An article bout the Emancipation Proclamation from The Knoxville Sentinel

An interesting article about the Dakota 38 in the Chicago Tribune

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal an older article about a Civil War Novel by Gene Hackman

The Border War told in a series from the Kansas City Star

 

Best selling Civil War Books of 2012

Here are the Top Ten best selling Civil War Books from 2012 from the list in the periodical Civil War Monitor:

1.  Shiloh 1862 by Winston Groom
2. The Long Road to Antietam by Richard Slotkin
3. When General Grant Expelled the Jews by Jonathan D. Sarna
4. Fateful Lightning by Allen C. Guelzo
5. The Civil War: The Second Year by Stephen W. Sears
6. War on the Waters: The Union & Confederate Navies, 1861-1865 by James M. McPherson
7. Born to Battle: Grant and Forrest by Jack Hurst
8. The Civil War in the West by Earl J. Hess
9. Decided on the Battlefield by David Alan Johnson
10. Civil War Sketch Book by Harry L. Katz and Vincent Virga

 

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

An article about a Battlefield Ap

The Secession Acts of the 13 Confederate States

From the Wall Street Journal A tour of the Fort Hill Cemetery in Auburn NY

From the New York Times a story about Lincoln's Panama Plan 

Quirk of History?

From Yahoo News:

This story sounds too impossible to be true, but it is. John Tyler was born in 1790, and he was the 10th president of the United States in 1841. Believe it or not, he has two living grandchildren. For perspective consider this: When Tyler was born, George Washington was giving his State of the Union address. When Tyler became president, the Civil War was still 20 years away! But how is this possible? Here's some math for you: Tyler had 15 children, and in 1853 he was 63 when his son Lyon Gardiner Tyler was born. Lyon had six children, with two of them, Harrison Ruffin Tyler and Lyon Gardiner Tyler Jr., born when he was in his 70s in 1924 and 1928 respectively. Both men, now in their 80s, still live in Virginia with Harrison maintaining President Tyler's home place "Sherwood Forest".

President Tyler lived until January 18, 1862. At the time of his death he was waiting to join the Confederate States Congress as a member of their House of Representatives. His death is the only Presidential death not recognized by Washington, due to his allegiance to the Confederacy. More on President Tyler here.

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

An article that could have been really good but was either edited to mediocrity or poorly written about Ohio born Confederate Generals from the Columbus Dispatch.

An older article from USA Today about the descendants of famous Civil War participants.

From the Dalton Georgia The Daily Citizen an article about "The Sinews of War."

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From Atlanta an article about a Civil War exhibit at the West Point Museum in New York


From Birmingham Law Suits dismissed


From Gettysburg an article about a replica chapel that burned down

From the Dispatch in Columbus an article about life long friends who met at Camp Chase

Quick recap of the Virginia Tech Civil War Conference

Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

From the Salyersville Independent in Salyersville Kentucky an article about their Civil War 150 preparations.

From the Lincoln Nebraska Journal Star an article about local monuments.

A look at the Pacific Northwest and the Civil War from The Columbian in Vancouver Washington.

From the Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh's reaction to the attack on Ft. Sumter.

From the Dayton Daily News an article about the war being forgotten in the North.

From Ohio Civil War 150 a Custer event in Eastern Ohio.

From the Memphis Daily Appeal a series of Civil War memories.

From the Associated Press following the Civil War letters of an AP writer's great- grandfather.

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Sunday Morning Civil War Link Dump

Every Sunday morning I am going to do a Civil War Link Dump from newspapers from around the country hoping to get some different perspective. Here we go:

From the Columbus Dispatch Lincoln's Nanny finally is honored.

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Civil War marker may be moved off MLK Drive  | ajc.com

From Louisville a Letter from Lincoln's Law partner.

From Charleston SC: Charleston at War: Summer of 1864 hard on Charleston | The Post and Courier, Charleston SC - News, Sports, Entertainment

From the Atlanta Constitution Journal Who Fired the First Shot of the Civil War?

Civil War writings from Walt Whitman here

Things From the Wall Street Journal

From Atlanta The Civil War rages on in Mort Kunstler's paintings.

From Indianapolis Black Hoosiers in the Civil War.

From the New York Times an article about the Gettysburg Address.

From the Washington Post an article entitled: West Virginia: The State that Said No

Ft. Sumter + 150.

150 years ago today the first shots of the Civil War were fired and America was plunged into one of the worst periods of our history; The Civil War. It wasn't a war of Northern aggression or the war of the rebellion it was Civil War. Brother against brother. And regardless of what people are still trying to say it wasn't about States Rights it was about slavery. If you have an alternate theory and think you can argue it read this first. Please make sure you click on each state and read the entire thing.

If you want to read more about Fort Sumter 150 go here.

For a good read on Ohio 150 go here.

Central Ohio Civil War Tour

This is something that Durwaine Leaflander and I did in part last year and something that I wanted to do this summer. I have been working on it for awhile and the Columbus Public Schools tour last year helped fuel my fire to get this done.

I think I want us to start at Blue & Gray Magazine Headquarters on Norton Road. A nice little place they also have a pretty good selection of books and magazines on sale.

We then head to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery where 2260 P.O.W.'s were buried. Then it is on to Greenlawn Cemetery where numerous Generals and Medal of Honor recipients are buried. Also, the grandfathers of two US Presidents are buried there.

Then it is up to the State House to see some great statues and to go inside the Rotunda.

After that it off to the Ohio Historical Center and their Civil War display. If time permits we'll check out the research library.

We then head southeast to Groveport and Mott's Military museum. The largest privately run museum in Ohio house artifacts from all American Wars and has a pretty cool section on Ohio's role in the Civil War.

Now we come to the real driving segment. We go to Newark to see the statue of the drummer Boy of Shiloh Johnny Clem. Then to Somerset and the only Civil War Equine statue in Ohio of Phil Sheridan. Next down to Lancaster and the Sherman House and Statue. Then down to Forest Cemetery in Chillicothe where several Generals and Ohio Founding fathers are buried.

Civil War 150

For the student of Civil War history there will be lots of Events coming up commemorating the 150th Anniversary of the Civil War. I will be listing some of those from time to time on this site.

On April 30, and May 1, there will be a Civil War Show in Ashland, Ohio. It might be fun to plan on meeting up there. It is a good halfway point for most of us. Check it out here. What say you men?

Turner Classic Movies says it will commemorate the 150th anniversary of America's Civil War with a month-long programming spotlight.

Among the films the cable network will screen in April are "The Birth of a Nation," "The General," "Raintree County," "Friendly Persuasion," "Southern Yankee," "Glory," "Gettysburg," "The Littlest Rebel," "The Red Badge of Courage" and "Golden Girl."

Read more here.

The Civil War They Never Taught Us In School

Last Confederate Town in America?

Here is a story I have never heard and I am betting you haven't either. A small village east of Buffalo New York voted to secede from the Union in 1861 and did not return until 1946!
A hat tip to Standard Publishing for using this as a sermon illustration idea. Read the story here.

Something to do very soon

I was helping out the son of a co-worker who had to come up with a driving tour of Civil War sites in Central Ohio. He had to list at least 4 and they had to include a monument/statue, museum and cemetery. Listed below is my tour and it is something I want to take a day off work and go do before the weather turns.

We start at Blue & Gray Magazine Headquarters on Norton Road. A nice little place they also have a pretty good selection of books and magazines on sale.

We then head to Camp Chase Confederate Cemetery where 2260 P.O.W.'s were buried. Then it is on to Greenlawn Cemetery where numerous Generals and Medal of Honor recipients are buried.

Then it is up to the State House to see some great statues and while there to go inside the Rotunda. After that it off to the Ohio Historical Center and their Civil War display. If time permits we'll check out the research library.

We then head southeast to Groveport and Mott's Military museum. The largest privately run museum in Ohio house artifacts from all American Wars and has a pretty cool section on Ohio's role in the Civil War.

Now we come to the real driving segment. We go to Newark to see the statue of the drummer Boy of Shiloh Johnny Clem. Then to Somerset and the only Civil War Equine statue in Ohio of Phil Sheridan. Next down to Lancaster and the Sherman House and Statue. Then down to Forest Cemetery in Chillicothe where several Generals and Ohio Founding fathers are buried.

Overall it would be a pretty full day, about 9 hours, but should be pretty fun. Any one interested? What say you men?