Year: 2008
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Notable Rhode Island artillerymen
Just a quick post this week – I’ve too many irons in the fire. Blog neglect aside, though, January has been a good month for incoming treasures and catching up with biographies on AotW. Corporal James A Barber (M. Frazel) One in particular came out of a post I found on Granite in my Blood…
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Touch yer Elbow
My favorite blog about the 18th Massachusetts Infantry is reanimated. Donald’s posting again on behalf of his team on Touch the Elbow. Give them a hearty Hurrah!, and Welcome Back, won’t you? Elbow to elbow now, lads.
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Snapshots
While chasing one of my boys, Lieutenant Colonel Samuel W. Owen, 3rd Pennsylvania Cavalry, I came on a photograph of him in an unusual setting. It made me think about how few casual or frivolous pictures–snapshots–I’ve can remember seeing among (probably) thousands of American Civil War-era images. On reflection, this isn’t surprising. Due to the…
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The very image of a soldier: A. V. Colburn
Lieut.-Col. A.V. Colburn, Warrenton, Va, November 1862 (studio of M. Brady, Library of Congress) A brand new Lieutenant at First Bull Run in July 1861, George A Custer later recalled with envy a gallant charge by a squadron of the 1st US Cavalry under Capt Colburn early in the battle. The charge may not have…
