Civil War Notes

In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services

An Outcome Predetermined, Second Fight at Fort Harrison at Petersburg

by Gordon Thorsby From Inside the Breastworks of Ft. Harrison (LOC) How important was Ft. Harrison? Very. It was the largest redoubt on...

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Jul 5, 20224 min read

by Gordon Thorsby Evergreen Cemetery, Chester SC National cemeteries often have unknown soldiers who died without identification. Others...

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May 23, 20224 min read

By Gordon Thorsby On Memorial Day, Saturday, in 2015, wreaths were placed on graves of veterans from the Wars of 1812, Mexican, WWII, and...

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Mar 28, 20222 min read

by Gordon Thorsby Thomas Barker Ferguson was a twenty-one Citadel graduate when he was made first lieutenant of his forming artillery...

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Mar 22, 20223 min read

by Gordon Thorsby From 11 April, 1865, the Charlotte Western Democrat A young soldier was arrested here yesterday on suspicion of being a...

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Feb 24, 20225 min read