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March | 2016 | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. Month: March, 2016. March 29, 2016. A Case for Battlefield Preservation – The Eleventh Ohio Independent Battery – Part 4. Part three of this series can be found here. As I close out this series on the Eleventh Ohio Battery’s fight at Iuka, I thought it might be interesting to take a look how the battlefield appears today. First a map of the battlefield as it appeared in 1862:. View of the Eleventh Ohio’s position at the battle of Iuka. 8211; Excerpt from. In this ...
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A Mother’s Poem | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. A Mother’s Poem. 8220;Young Lincoln” – by Norman Rockwell. The following poem was a favorite of my grandmother, Helen Taylor Ehemann, who at a young age instilled in me the love of reading and history. I owe her so much, and I am sure that Abe Lincoln felt much they same way about his mother, who died when he was but nine years old. Came back as a ghost,. Of what she loved most,. She’d ask first. 8220;Where’s my son? What’s happened to Abe? What’s he done? You are...
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A Case for Battlefield Preservation – The Eleventh Ohio Independent Battery – Part 4. | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. A Case for Battlefield Preservation – The Eleventh Ohio Independent Battery – Part 4. Part three of this series can be found here. As I close out this series on the Eleventh Ohio Battery’s fight at Iuka, I thought it might be interesting to take a look how the battlefield appears today. First a map of the battlefield as it appeared in 1862:. View of the Eleventh Ohio’s position at the battle of Iuka. Describing the Eleventh’s gallant stand. 8211; Excerpt from.
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July | 2016 | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. Month: July, 2016. July 4, 2016. A Story of an American Treasure for this Fourth of July. Ed Bearss talking with the living historians of the 1st South Carolina Infantry -Seminary Ridge, July 2nd, 2016. As for me, I watched him move on, stunned by the tears of emotion running down my cheeks, as I realized once again that I was in the presence of a truly great American treasure, one of which we may never see the likes of again. Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of 61.
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A Story of an American Treasure for this Fourth of July. | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. A Story of an American Treasure for this Fourth of July. Ed Bearss talking with the living historians of the 1st South Carolina Infantry -Seminary Ridge, July 2nd, 2016. As for me, I watched him move on, stunned by the tears of emotion running down my cheeks, as I realized once again that I was in the presence of a truly great American treasure, one of which we may never see the likes of again. Ed Bearss and Rob Hodge. The best of “Pards! July 4, 2016. Ohio Indepe...
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A Mother’s Poem | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. A Mother’s Poem. Today, one the 150th anniversary of his assassination I was going to post my thoughts on this most American of Presidents, but my thoughts just kept returning back to young Abe and his love for his mother. So here is a reblog of an earlier post of mine. It the best I can do today. Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. Young Lincoln by Norman Rockwell. Came back as a ghost,. Of what she loved most,. What’s happened to Abe? Poor little Abe,.
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A Letter to the “Boys in the Neighborhood.” – The Eleventh Ohio Battery – Part 3 | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. A Letter to the “Boys in the Neighborhood.” – The Eleventh Ohio Battery – Part 3. Part two of this series can be found here. Often, when I start to research a blog post subject, I find that as I learn more about the topic, one post ends up becoming a series.This certainly has held true with this current series of posts on the Eleventh Ohio Battery. While looking for some additional material on the Eleventh, I came across the following letter to the editor of the.
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The North-South Skirmish Association…….and Me! | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. The North-South Skirmish Association…….and Me! For the 37th straight spring I will be traveling to Virginia to attend a North – South Skirmish Association (N-SSA). Spring National Skirmish. This event, the 133rd National Skirmish in the N-SSA’s long history will be will be held May 18th to the 22nd, at “Fort Shenandoah”. Which is the home range of the N-SSA. For a schedule of events follow this link- 133rd National Skirmish Schedule of Events. Company A, 19th Regi...
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March | 2015 | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. Month: March, 2015. March 31, 2015. 8220;Boys, the command is no longer forward, but now it is follow me! The Civil War Trust has just announced the purchase of the tract of land over which the 19th Indiana charged and where the gallant Lt. Colonel Bachman fell. Please consider supporting the purchase of this very important piece of hallowed ground. http:/ www.civilwar.org/battlefields/antietam/antietam-2015/. Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. March 17, 2015.
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February | 2015 | Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61
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Buckeyes, Blackhats and the Boys of '61. Month: February, 2015. February 6, 2015. Auction Skull is not from the Battle of Gettysburg. The final word on the Benner Farm skull from the NPS! The Blog of Gettysburg National Military Park. Douglas W. Owsley and a team of forensic anthropologists at the Smithsonian Institution National Museum of Natural History recently completed an examination of the skull and determined, in summary:. The remains are not those of. February 4, 2015. Thoughts on Harry Pfanz.