Hooker sells cigars
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A somewhat dramatic presentation for General “Fighting Joe” Hooker, isn’t it? But I think it fits the way many of us think of him today. This cigar box inner label was produced in 1896–more than 15 years after Hooker’s death,… >> continue reading
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‘Sabers and Roses Ball’ site seeks state grant
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The current owner of the Landon House, Urbana, Maryland, seeks money to help him restore the historic structure. The report in yesterday’s Frederick News Post suggests his chances of getting any are about zero, at least for this year. Owner… >> continue reading
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Sharpsburg vet’s house to move
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The Henry Daily Herald reports Col C.T. Zachry‘s last home, a house in McDonough, Georgia, will be relocated to serve as visitor’s center or museum at the Nash Farm site. Zachry was Lieutenant Colonel of the 27th Georgia Infantry at… >> continue reading
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Fresh meat: new ACW blog
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Someone named Thomas has popped up in the American Civil War blogosphere this week with My Civil War Notes. His first serious notes are about William Baya, a name I know from the 8th Florida Infantry. In September 1862 Baya… >> continue reading
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Daniel Webster Flagler, Ordnance Department, USA
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in biography
Cadet D.W. Flagler (c.1856-61) I was looking for someone else, actually, when I noticed the name D.W. Flagler on the list of Burnside’s staff at Antietam. Then I came upon this superb photograph of him, preserved and displayed by the… >> continue reading
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Ooooh. Pretty! Presidential timeline
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Visit a lovely timeline-based exhibit of US Presidents of the 20th Century from the folks at the Learning Technology Center, University of Texas at Austin, and Terra Incognita Productions— developers of “interactive educational experiences”. Lieutenant Harry S Truman, 1917 Is… >> continue reading
