Category Archives: WBS

Soldiers’ remains reinterred

Posted on May 10, 2025 by TTG

CATHY DYSON | The Free Lance–Star The partial remains of three unidentified Civil War soldiers, whose bones were discovered 10 years ago during excavations in downtown Fredericksburg, were laid to rest last week at Fredericksburg National Cemetery. It was the … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in the Field – 1863 from “Death Piled Hard”

Posted on November 27, 2024 by TTG

One of my pre-occupations is the cycle of novels that I wrote concerned with what I think I learned in life.  It is set in the American Civil War and called “Strike the Tent.”  Why?  If I knew why perhaps I could … Continue reading →

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Black voters may have cast Virginia ballots in 1864

Posted on November 4, 2024 by TTG

ERIC KOLENICH  |  Richmond Times-Dispatch In November 1864, a regiment of Black soldiers in thenUnion army was deployed to southeastern Henrico County. On election day, 194 of the soldiers stood in a single-file line and dropped paper ballots into a … Continue reading →

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The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)

Posted on July 3, 2024 by TTG

“… A mile away, across the grassy valley from the cemetery ridge, Pickett’s Division lay waiting in the woods.  They had come up to this position in the early morning hours.  The officers occupied themselves with the usual business of … Continue reading →

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The charge of the 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Regiment on 2 July 1863 – reposted

Posted on July 2, 2024 by TTG

This action has been largely overlooked in most accounts of the Battle of Gettysburg. It is certainly drowned out by the ubiquitous accounts of the 20th Maine and Picketts Charge. As I recall, the charge of the already depleted 1st … Continue reading →

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Confederate Memorial to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery

Posted on December 18, 2023 by TTG

ARLINGTON, Va. (AP) — A Confederate memorial is to be removed from Arlington National Cemetery in northern Virginia in the coming days, part of the push to remove symbols that commemorate the Confederacy from military-related facilities, a cemetery official said … Continue reading →

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Thanksgiving in the Field – 1863 from “Death Piled Hard” reposted 2023

Posted on November 22, 2023 by TTG

One of my pre-occupations is the cycle of novels that I wrote concerned with what I think I learned in life.  It is set in the American Civil War and called “Strike the Tent.”  Why?  If I knew why perhaps I could … Continue reading →

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The capture of the CSS Florida – 7 October 1864 

Posted on October 7, 2023 by TTG

Comment: This is the work of Matt Palmquist, a writer, editor Civil War enthusiast and unabashed Unionist. His CivilWar Humor Twitter account was a great source of amusement and history. I’ve been holding onto this Twitter thread of his for … Continue reading →

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What if Robert E. Lee Had Sent Troops to Vicksburg?

Posted on July 5, 2023 by TTG

Why was Robert E. Lee so opposed to sending help to Mississippi in 1863? That question was certainly on the mind of Confederate Secretary of War James Seddon that season. By default, then, it was also on Lee’s. Anchored on … Continue reading →

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The Great Charge – 3 July 1863 (from “The Butcher’s Cleaver”)

Posted on July 3, 2023 by TTG

“… A mile away, across the grassy valley from the cemetery ridge, Pickett’s Division lay waiting in the woods.  They had come up to this position in the early morning hours.  The officers occupied themselves with the usual business of … Continue reading →

Posted in Prose, Ukraine Crisis, WBS | 13 Comments