Published: 12/28/11MAURO: A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia (2009)By: Angela Esco ElderCategory: Book Reviews A Southern Spy in Northern Virginia: The Civil War Album of Laura Ratcliffe by Charles V. Mauro. The History Press, 2009. Paper. ISBN: 1596297433. $21.99. During the Civil War, Confederate brigadier general...
Published: 12/26/11Voice from the Past: “Not peace, but a sword”By: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Happy Holidays! Today’s Voice from the Past is Wilder Dwight of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry. The following passage is an excerpt from a 15 December 1861 letter to his mother:...
Published: 12/22/11The Funeral of a “Gentleman Cow”By: Andy HallCategory: The Front Line As the war ground on toward its fourth year, shortages became more and more acute, both for Southern citizens and Confederate soldiers. Even in Texas, where Federal armies had yet...
Published: 12/22/11Voice from the Past: Dressed All the Wards with Festoons and GarlandsBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Happy Holidays! Today’s Voice from the Past is from the December 1861 diary of Eliza Newton Woolsey Howland. We had taken some goodies and little traps with us for the...
Published: 12/21/11PETERSEN: Quantrill at Lawrence (2011)By: A. James FullerCategory: Book Reviews Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story by Paul Petersen. Pelican Publishing, 2011. Cloth, ISBN: 1589809092. $26.95. Quantrill at Lawrence: The Untold Story is a well-written and provocative book that ultimately falls short...
Published: 12/21/11GEIGER: Financial Fraud and Guerrilla Violence in Missouri’s Civil War (2010)By: Joseph M. Beilein, Jr.Category: Book Reviews Financial Fraud and Guerrilla Violence in Missouri’s Civil War, 1861-1865 by Mark W. Geiger. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2010. Cloth, ISBN: 0300151519. $55.00. Those who pay attention to the world...
Published: 12/20/11Voices from the Past: The Battle of DranesvilleBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Today marks the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Dranesville, Virginia. While a small encounter by modern standards, at the time—December 1861—the battle made headlines and captured civilian attention. The...
Published: 12/19/11Voice from the Past: A Pleasant ChristmasBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Happy Holidays! Today’s Voice from the Past is David Day who wrote the following on December 26, 1861: Christmas went off very pleasantly and apparently to the satisfaction of all....
Published: 12/15/11Voice from the Past: A Loud Rap on the DoorBy: Laura June DavisCategory: The Front Line Good morning! Today’s Voice from the Past comes from a December 22, 1861 letter from Elisha Franklin Paxton to his wife. And if you hear a loud rap at the...
Published: 12/14/11WACHTELL: War No More (2010)By: Kenneth W. NoeCategory: Book Reviews War No More: The Antiwar Impulse in American Literature, 1861-1914 by Cynthia Wachtell. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 2010. Cloth, ISBN: 0807135623. $35.00. Even the most casual student of the...