Famous neighbor
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After living in the neighborhood for more than 15 years, I finally visited the old St. James Cemetery just over a block from our house. It’s fairly small, maybe 200 yards square, and is tucked in among the homes in… >> continue reading
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Where the Digital History rubber meets the road
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Perhaps the title of this post should be Hardcore Digital History. Englishman Bill Torrens is working on a project to create biographical sketches for each of the officers below the rank of Brigadier General who served in the Confederate Army… >> continue reading
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Eyewitness Cavalryman
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I’ve recently read a contemporary letter from Confederate trooper James K. Munnerlyn about what he saw in Maryland as part of the cavalry rear-guard of Lee’s Army on and after 9 September 1862. Munnerlyn (above, in 1867) was a Private… >> continue reading
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Pimping the History web?
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If you’re doing high quality history (or related commentary, technology, criticism, publishing) online, should you also host advertising? I don’t think so. I believe advertising detracts in a number of ways, and doesn’t return enough to compensate. I’m referring to… >> continue reading
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Carnival! Carnival!
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A belated thanks to history hacker William Turkel for posting a Roundup of Digital History Blogs, this one among them. I’m humbled by the company. There were a number I hadn’t seen before: all the more to keep up with,… >> continue reading
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More on Moses Luce, late Sergeant, 4th Michigan Infantry
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I’m having too much fun pulling the string on one of my guys: Moses Luce of the 4th Michigan. I mentioned him in an earlier post about his alma mater, Hillsdale College. I got a great email from Hillsdale’s archivist,… >> continue reading