160th Anniversary of the Hanging of the Andersonville Raiders
2019年11月15日 · In the case of Andersonville, literally tens of thousands of wreaths are placed on the graves of both the Civil War veterans and on the more modern graves (it's still an active national cemetery with burials still taking place, although they're running out …
160th Anniversary of the Hanging of the Andersonville Raiders
2019年8月2日 · But even at Christmas, the raiders' graves get no special consideration. This photo was taken a few years ago, I believe it was given to me by Park Ranger Jennifer Hopkins. Reactions: Lubliner , 52ndFandS , bankerpapaw and 12 others
Christmas Letters | Civil War Potpourri
2005年2月20日 · Christmas 1864, a letter from Indiana Christmas 1864, a letter from Indiana Dec 25th. '64 to Capt. Dunn Co. E 57th Indiana Dear Sir, I have heard that my son, David Ward, (a drafted man in your company) was killed while doing picket duty in front of Nashville on the night of the 14th instant and I wish to know where he was buried and if there ...
Top 10 American Civil War Christmas Ornaments. What & Who …
2017年8月18日 · If you could decorate a Christmas tree to represent the American Civil War, what and who would be included among the top 10 ornaments you would place on it? It can be anything - ornaments that have significant people, officers, Generals, ancestors that served Union & Confederate, places of battles, foods, clothes/accessories featured on them ...
Your favorite period correct Christmas tunes?
2012年1月8日 · To kick it off, here are three that emerged in that time frame that are still around today: “Jingle Bells” (originally published as “The One Horse Open Sleigh”) “Up on the Housetop” For an interesting article on the Civil War history of these two tunes, see the recent Washington Post article "The forgotten Civil War history of two of our favorite Christmas carols"
Christmas At Stone's River, 1862 | Ladies Tea - War from a …
2012年2月14日 · 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.
Poems and Songs of the Civil War
2010年5月12日 · A great Christmas poem I just found is " By The Christmas Hearth" published in Harper's as the first Christmas of Peace, 1865. "We keep our Christmas, so unlike The Christmas of a year ago, When in the camp at earllest dawn The …
A South Carolina soldier writes about Christmas
2018年12月20日 · The letters of my great-grandfather, Henry Jeffers of Greenwood, South Carolina, show great excitement in December, 1860 - there was a patriotic energy among the young men in the state. In December, 1861, there was no mention of Christmas because his company, Captain Trenholm's Rutledge Mounted...
The Christmas War in Calhoun County | Civil War Potpourri
2018年12月18日 · About Christmas a strong company of Kansas Jayhawkers invaded Calhoun County north of Schoona River, spending their fury in and about the village of Banner. They captured the few horses and mules remaining in the county, robbed every chicken roost and hen nest, stole turkeys, geese and ducks, and now and then they took a fat hog.
Lee - How Did Robert E. Lee Spend Christmas in 1861? | Famous …
2016年11月26日 · Christmas time was likely quite special for this couple, since they had first met in 1843 during the holidays at Jefferson’s brother’s home. General James Longstreet also spent the holiday in Richmond with his family. Little did he know that this would be his last Christmas with his three youngest children.
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