A Busy Weekend Awaits
Go ahead Johnny Reb. Make my day. If you happen to be in the Richmond area over the weekend, please be sure to check out one of the free events that I’ll be signing books at! Tomorrow I will be...
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1. ) Many thanks to Kristopher White and the ever-increasing group of talented authors over at the Emerging Civil War blog for allowing me to write a guest post about my book! If you haven’t been...
View ArticleUpcoming Signings & Talks
Saturday, October 15th – Richmond Folk Festival: All-day signing at the American Civil War Center at Historic Tredegar Saturday October 22nd – Signing at the Civil War Life Museum Store on Caroline...
View ArticleQuick Hits
Be sure to check out my new interview with Harry Smeltzer over at Bull Runnings. Many thanks to Harry for letting me take up some of his blog space! My friend and fellow member of the re-formed 23rd...
View ArticleFor Those of You Who Worry That the Current Generation Doesn’t Understand or...
…I humbly submit to you this wonderful video about the 54th Massachusetts.The lyrics are profound, the production is wonderful, and the seamless intertwining of sound clips from the motion picture...
View ArticleProfile In Courage: Milton M. Holland, Part I
One of the things that I’m sure nags many Civil War authors is the regret that they feel over not being able to include every detail and account that they unearth during their research for their...
View ArticleCivil War Talk Radio Appearance
UPDATE, 12/3/11 - The interview went well, and here's the link if you'd like to listen to it! For those of you who listen to Gerry Prokopowicz’s Civil WarTalk Radio, be sure to tune in tomorrow as the...
View ArticleAn Early Christmas Present & Book Signing Tomorrow
Well, the Christmas season was ushered in with a bang yesterday when I received an e-mail from the Library of Virginia stating that The Battle of New Market Heights: Freedom Will Be Theirs by the Sword...
View ArticleBlack soldiers ‘silenced every cavil of the doubters’ - Fredericksburg Features
Black soldiers ‘silenced every cavil of the doubters’ - Fredericksburg Features
View ArticleGeorge Lucas, White Officers, &“Real Heroes”
“The officers of negro troops have not received the credit to which they are so deservedly entitled, and for which the great service they rendered their country in its darkest hour of peril demands.”...
View ArticleOh Jimmy, Where Art Thou?
So judging from the amount of hits that this website has received over the past few months, it seems as if people have stopped checking in to see just where in the hell their beloved blogospondent has...
View ArticleProfile in Courage: Milton M. Holland, Part 2
When we last left Sgt. Milton Holland of the 5th USCT, he had described his life up until the Battle of the Crater, where he was “sorely disappointed” that he had not had a chance to participate in the...
View ArticleNew Market Heights, The Game?
Why yes, actually. All things considered, it doesn't look too shabby either... Great detail on the flag.
View ArticleRare photo of black Civil War vet acquired by presidential library
Rare photo of black Civil War vet acquired by presidential library
View ArticleA Discussion Question (Don’t Worry, It Won’t Be Graded)
Traditional histories of the American Civil War tend to state that the Union success that cemented the re-election of Abraham Lincoln was the capture of Atlanta at the beginning of September, 1864....
View ArticleYou, Me & Bobby Lee
In the wake of much public outcry from the tens and tens of people who read The Sable Arm, an update from your humble blogospondent: Greetings and happy summer to everyone! I apologize for the dearth...
View ArticleDid Arlington's Slaves Rise Up To Fight Robert E. Lee?
Most students of the American Civil War are familiar with the story of how Arlington National Cemetery was created – in the spring of 1864 when the need arose for a new burial ground near the nation’s...
View ArticleRemembering Sacred Honor
This week marks one year since my book was released. It has received many nice reviews and attention from a variety of sources, but this "review" might just prove to be the most meaningful.
View ArticleFrom Freedom Fighters to Bounty Hunters: USCT Press Gangs Infiltrate...
As we continue to commemorate the Sesquicentennial of the Civil War, we are moving into that span of time when Emancipation moved from the realm of proposition to reality. This past Saturday marked...
View ArticlePhoto of the Day: Which Name Would You Choose?
It was a frequent occurrence for newly-freed slaves enlisting in the Union army to change their name (which is why you will see so many George Washington's on the muster rolls of nearly every USCT...
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