Category: quickPost/Pix
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Light under a bushel: another ACW blog
I stumbled upon another Civil War focused blog today in Hardtack and Hard Times by Kingsport (TN) Times-News photographer Ned Jilton II. He writes about his hobby of history with emphasis on the War, and features local places and events. Photographer & blogger Ned Jilton firing repro 1853 Enfield (photo from Hardtack and Hard Times)…
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Éire go Brách
A glorious Saint Patrick’s Day to you! Let me recommend to you the website of the Wild Geese for some topical reading today.
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Hooker sells cigars
A somewhat dramatic presentation for General “Fighting Joe” Hooker, isn’t it? But I think it fits the way many of us think of him today. This cigar box inner label was produced in 1896–more than 15 years after Hooker’s death, and more than 40 after the War–so that tells you something of how long his…
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‘Sabers and Roses Ball’ site seeks state grant
The current owner of the Landon House, Urbana, Maryland, seeks money to help him restore the historic structure. The report in yesterday’s Frederick News Post suggests his chances of getting any are about zero, at least for this year. Owner Kevin Dolan seeks $250,000 to renovate 3000 square feet downstairs. Sabers and Roses* refers to…
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Sharpsburg vet’s house to move
The Henry Daily Herald reports Col C.T. Zachry‘s last home, a house in McDonough, Georgia, will be relocated to serve as visitor’s center or museum at the Nash Farm site. Zachry was Lieutenant Colonel of the 27th Georgia Infantry at Sharpsburg, where he succeeded to command of the regiment when Colonel Smith was killed in…
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Fresh meat: new ACW blog
Someone named Thomas has popped up in the American Civil War blogosphere this week with My Civil War Notes. His first serious notes are about William Baya, a name I know from the 8th Florida Infantry. In September 1862 Baya was a Captain and ascended to command of the Regiment after two more senior officers…
