by admin | Jun 25, 2015 | History
So here is an interesting development. National Parks Pull Confederate Flag Sales Items WASHINGTON – Confederate Battle Flag sales items are being removed from national park bookstores and gift shops. “We strive to tell the complete story of America,” National Park...
by admin | Jun 1, 2015 | Guest Post, History
This is a guest post from my Sesquicentennial battle buddy Georg Snatzke. We only spent two days together, but those days are the bookends of my Sesquicentennial real time experiences. I met Georg as I was heading to the Cornfield at Antietam on the morning of...
by admin | May 23, 2015 | History
Overall I really liked the 150th anniversary of the Grand Review in Washington on Sunday May 17. It was about a week off from being “real time” but I can live with that. The original Grand Review took two days. The Army of the Potomac on May 23 led by...
by admin | May 23, 2015 | Books, History
I think the best book ever for Memorial Day might be Full Fathom Five – A Daughter’s Search by Mary Lee Coe Fowler. It was one of my typical museum impulse purchases. I bought it at the USS Albacore Museum in Portsmouth NH. The funny thing is that when I...
by admin | May 23, 2015 | Books, History
So I’ve got two books I want to recommend for Memorial Day. I know it is probably too late for you to read them for this Memorial Day, but you can order them. One of the books is one that I hunted down and the other is one that I picked up, kind of at random at...
by admin | May 16, 2015 | History
Tonight I am starting off on my final Civil War Sesquicentennial adventure. It is not a “real time” affair. The Grand Review of the Armies took place on May 23 and May 24 1865. The commemoration will be tomorrow May 17th. I was going to take Amtrak, but...
