Category Archives: American Civil War

Memory Of The Fallen

Posted on May 28, 2012 by

It is somewhat irritating to me when people who already have a notable day in honor of their actions try to take over the days of other people and blur exactly what it is that we are celebrating on that … Continue reading →

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Defending The Indefensible

Posted on May 21, 2012 by

It is no surprise to a reader of this blog that I take a deep interest in the American Civil War. I had an ancestor who died as a Union soldier [1], and I grew up as a proud northerner … Continue reading →

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Civil War Fantasy Roster: Edward “Old Allegheny” Johnson

Posted on May 7, 2012 by

Among all division-level Confederate Generals there is only one of them that has not been honored with the name of a chapter of the Sons or Daughters of the Confederacy. That one exception to the rule that the Confederacy honors … Continue reading →

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Cinco De Mayo And The American Civil War

Posted on May 4, 2012 by

In continuing the series on the foreign impact of the American Civil War, I thought it worthwhile to talk about one of the most popular Mexican holidays and its connection with the American Civil War. Yesterday we talked about Spanish … Continue reading →

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Spain And The American Civil War

Posted on May 3, 2012 by

One of the forgotten aspects of the American Civil War is the relationship between the United States and Spain, and the impact of America’s fratricidal conflict and Spain’s last-gasp attempt to remain a relevant imperial power in the Americas. In … Continue reading →

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Weep, Weep, Grey Bird, Weep

Posted on May 2, 2012 by

There are very few English-language works available that discuss the 1864-1870 Paraguayan War [1], but the finest I have come across is Roger Kohn’s Weep, Weep, Grey Bird, Weep, taken from a translation of a sad nationalistic Paraguayan poem. And … Continue reading →

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Quartermaster Duties

Posted on May 1, 2012 by

It was always somewhat difficult to get stories out of my grandfather, who had been in the Coast Guard for his late teens and early adulthood. Nonetheless, while he was alive I was able to gather that one of his … Continue reading →

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Arizona: A Forgotten Theater Of The Civil War

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

Credit for this post belongs to an Arizona resident whose comments about Civil War battlefields in Arizona led to an exchange that prompted this particular post. Though I have never visited any Civil War battlefields in Arizona (there are some … Continue reading →

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Powers Denied To Congress: A Constitutional Essay

Posted on January 30, 2012 by

Having already examined at some length the powers denied to the states and the application of those laws for the American Civil War as well as for the current debt crisis of states [1], I thought it would be appropriate … Continue reading →

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Name As Aspiration

Posted on January 29, 2012 by

Every time I cross into the border of Burma, I laugh a little. These days Burma styles itself as the Union of Myanmar. Burma is not, and has never, been a union. From before the time it gained its independence … Continue reading →

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