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Joined. Nov 15, 2019. Sep 2, 2024. #21. Gary Morgan said: While it's widely known that the six of the "raiders" at Andersonville prison were hanged for their crimes against their fellow prisoners (including at least two murders) and were buried slightly apart from the "honored dead" at the prison cemetery, it's less well known that on Memorial ...
Aug 2, 2019. Jul 11, 2024. #1. While it's widely known that the six of the "raiders" at Andersonville prison were hanged for their crimes against their fellow prisoners (including at least two murders) and were buried slightly apart from the "honored dead" at the prison cemetery, it's less well known that on Memorial Day, all of the graves at ...
Dec 3, 2005. #1. From: Tally Simpson, Camp near Fredricksburg To: Anna Simpson Camp near Fred'burg Dec 25th, 1862 My dear Sister This is Christmas Day. The sun shines feebly through a thin cloud, the air is mild and pleasant, [and] a gentle breeze is making music through the leaves of the lofty pines that stand near our bivouac.
The Christmas season is my most favorite time to visit Gettysburg. We typically stay overnight in a historic B&B so I get two days of field time. Seeing the wreaths in the National Cemetery is absolutely a must see experience. The town itself is quite stunning in its Christmas garb and the B&B's are decorated very nicely.
Christmas And The Battle Of Stones River View attachment 86644 It's a short story, soldiers away from home. A giant swan song, bet a few knew it, didn't care- men before battle making peace with themselves and each other and regrets; a monster called war obscenely insisting one, more death lottery be held- this one at Christmastime.
Jan 8, 2012. Dec 24, 2020. #1. A lot of what we know as traditional Christmas music was around during the Civil War. I thought it would be fun to collect everyone's favorite period tunes--they can be from before the war or during the war, but not after (OK, shortly thereafter works, too ). “ I Heard The Bells On Christmas Day ”.
The song from The Horse Soldiers is "I Left My Love". It was written by Stan Jones for the movie. He actually played US Grant in the movie. Lyrics: I left my love, my love I left a sleepin' in her bed. I turned my back on my true love when fightin' Johnny Reb. I left my love a letter in the hollar of a tree.
Dec 18, 2018. #1. "While no battles of any importance occurred in Calhoun County, Mississippi, Leon Burgess, in his M.D.L. Stevens and Calhoun County, Mississippi offers Stevens’ account of a December skirmish in the north of the county. The original story appeared in The Calhoun County Monitor on June 4, 1903.
Aug 25, 2012. Dec 18, 2023. #1. The latest issue of "Michigan History Magazine" arrived yesterday and contained an article by Robert Myers titled "Miracle at Middleburg". The article covers 115 Michigan soldiers from the12th Michigan Infantry fighting off 5,000 to 7,000 Confederate cavalrymen. As the Confederates come upon the regiment the men ...
II. Each soldier will wear his uniform hat without trimmings, one blouse, one pair trousers, one pair stockings, one woolen shirt, one pair drawers, and may wear a cravat in lieu of the leather stock. II. Each soldier, whether of cavalry or infantry, will have one canteen, one haversack, and one tin cup.