Gordon ThorsbyDec 20, 20213 minThe Balfour Christmas Ball, December 24th, 1862 Vicksburgby Gordon Thorsby On Christmas Eve, 1862 the Balfour Home in Vicksburg, Mississippi put on the grandest Christmas Ball. The belles were...
Gordon ThorsbyDec 16, 20213 minThe Boys From Atlanta, the 42nd Georgia Infantryby Gordon Thorsby The 42nd Regiment of the Georgia Volunteers assembled at Camp McDonald, Georgia, in March, 1862. The recruits came from...
Gordon ThorsbyDec 13, 20213 minJohn McPherson Rests on the Battlefield Where He Diedby Gordon Thorsby John McPherson was born on August 14, 1843, in New York, the son of Angus and Angeline. Both of John’s parents were...
Gordon ThorsbyDec 10, 20213 minMcLaw's Foreign Battalionsby Gordon Thorsby It was in March, 1865. Sherman and an army, organized in two wings and totaling 60,000 hard, experienced veterans...