Gordon Thorsby
Southern Men Who Could not Return Home, the 53 Unknown
by Gordon Thorsby Evergreen Cemetery, Chester SC National cemeteries often have unknown soldiers who died without identification. Others...
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Gordon Thorsby
Civil War Notes
In the peace of Antietam National Cemetery, National Park Services
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Gordon Thorsby
May 19, 20224 min read
The Sharpshooter's Harvest, Lt. David Logan, 17th South Carolina Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby Lt. David Jackson Logan, 17th South Carolina (Pre-War) On December 28, 1860, David Jackson wrote home mentioning the...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 18, 20224 min read
Can We Understand the Bragg-Johnston Switches in the Western Theater?
by Gordon Thorsby Albert Sidney Johnston died early. His strong abilities had previously been demonstrated as possibly the best, but...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 17, 20224 min read
First Northern Civil War Hero: Billy Tillman, Ship’s Cook and Free Black Man
by Gordon Thorsby Harper's Weekly (generally the only thing to show of the incident.) The Civil War had many heroes. Billy Tillman (also...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 16, 20225 min read
Questioning Accepted Facts About The Surrender at Appomattox
by Gordon Thorsby At Appomattox (Library of Congress) Publications in the past fifteen to twenty years do not hesitate to challenge...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 12, 20223 min read
Staff Officer to Gen. George Thomas; Captain Henry Stone
by Gordon Thorsby (Gens. Davis, Johnson, Brannan, King, Whipple, Col Burke, Stout, Maj. Thruston, Capt. Stone, Lt. Kelley) Planning for...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 11, 20224 min read
Union Failures in Louisiana included Grand Coteau, Nov. 3, 1863
by Gordon Thorsby Pvt. Edwin Erath, 15th Texas Infantry It's names included Bayou Bourbeax, Grand Coteau, Carrion Crow Bayou, and Boggy...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 10, 20225 min read
Lost, Then Found, George Terry of the 7th Michigan Cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby The years of1861-1865 was a chaotic time for people in America. There is simply no way for us to understand how people...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 5, 20224 min read
James Merrifield, Cited Twice for Bravery, One Medal of Honor
by Gordon Thorsby The Field of Franklin James K Merrifield says he was eighteen when he enlisted on 8 August, 1862 in Co. D of the 88th...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 4, 20224 min read
The Execution of Henry Anderson, 9th Michigan cavalry
by Gordon Thorsby Who was Henry Anderson? What was he like growing up? Was he a hard working young man? Did he have a girl or was he...
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Gordon Thorsby
May 3, 20224 min read
A Michigan Man in the 123rd Illinois Mounted Infantry
by Gordon Thorsby Soldier in 123rd IL. notice the two pistols (William Perisho, Co. G) he died of disease 1863. Yes, Tom is my ancestor....
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Gordon Thorsby
May 2, 20222 min read
"Hearts Torn Asunder" A Review
by Gordon Thorsby https://www.savasbeatie.com/hearts-torn-asunder-trauma-in-the-civil-wars-final-campaign-in-north-carolina/ Almost every...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 28, 20224 min read
A Large Massacre, The Largest Execution, 1862
by Gordon Thorsby General John Pope In August 1862, the Southern states were in full rebellion and Lincoln didn’t expect a problem from...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 27, 20223 min read
The Thirteen Michigan Light Artillery, They Needed no Letter
by Gordon Thorsby (Ft Stevens, Washington City, LOC) The Thirteenth Michigan Light Artillery was technically named the Thirteenth Battery...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 26, 20225 min read
Stoneman's Disaster Near Macon and Trooper Orlo VanSickle
by Gordon Thorsby Brigadier George Stoneman Many veterans recalled their experiences in the Civil War. For James and Orlo VanSickle,...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 25, 20224 min read
Success Not Often Discussed, Rousseau’s Cavalry Raid July, 1864
by Gordon Thorsby We hear of the Union raids of Grierson, Dahlgren and Stoneman. We don’t hear much about Rousseau. If you happen to be...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 21, 20224 min read
Damn the Torpedoes? ...Close but Not Quite.
by Gordon Thorsby An August Morning at the Battle of Mobile Bay by William Heysham Overend Grant was stuck at Petersburg, Sherman seemed...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 20, 20223 min read
Micah Jenkins' Palmetto Sharpshooters
by Gordon Thorsby "A noble brother lost somewhere there around the trenches but no trace could I find of him. O' Solitude, where are the...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 19, 20223 min read
Was The Burning of Cassville, GA Three Times Justified?
by Gordon Thorsby Lt. Gen Joseph E. Johnston’s Army of Tennessee was already looting. Wheeler’s Confederate Cavalry came through the town...
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Gordon Thorsby
Apr 18, 20223 min read
Who was the Fourth Michigan Trooper Who Lost His Canteen
by Gordon Thorsby Paint may have old and the brush that it was applied was stiff The troopers of the 4th Michigan Cavalry had stories of...
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