Book Review: ‘Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters’
By Thomas Jay Kemp on May 12, 2016
A book review of Myron J. Smith, Jr.’s 2015 book “Civil War Biographies from the Western Waters.”.. (Read More)
Tag: American Civil War
North Carolina Civil War Obituaries
By Thomas Jay Kemp on April 21, 2016
Book review for “North Carolina Civil War Obituaries, Regiments 1 – 46,” by E. B. Munson... (Read More)
Fort Sumter Surrenders, Ending the Civil War’s First Battle
By Tony Pettinato on April 13, 2016
An article about the surrender of Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, ending the first battle of the Civil War with a Confederate victory... (Read More)
Fort Sumter Attack Begins the Civil War
By Tony Pettinato on April 12, 2016
An article about the Confederate attack on Union forces in Fort Sumter, in Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, on 12 April 1861 that began the Civil War... (Read More)
A Confederate Soldier Writes Home
By Tony Pettinato on March 24, 2016
Some of the most moving accounts we have from the Civil War are the letters soldiers wrote to their loved ones during that great conflict... (Read More)
Civil War Genealogy: Old Letters in Newspapers & Research Resources
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on October 26, 2015
Introduction: In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak expands on her earlier article about Civil War letters published in newspapers by sharing some additional Civil War research resources and tips. Mary is a genealogist, author and editor with a strong technology background. A recent GenealogyBank Blog article of mine discussed personal communications of the Civil War... (Read More)
Civil War Nurse Mary Maxwell Featured in OGSQ
By Thomas Jay Kemp on October 2, 2015
I received the latest copy of the Ohio Genealogical Society Quarterly (OGSQ) in the mail this week and was interested in the cover story about “Mary Francis (Stokes) Huddleston Maxwell, Civil War Nurse.” The article was written by Laurel Sheppard, the Assistant Editor of the OGSQ – who was assisted by Barbara Hart, Susan... (Read More)
Civil War Newspaper Research: Personal Notices & Letters
By Mary Harrell-Sesniak on September 11, 2015
In this article, Mary Harrell-Sesniak writes about letters and personal notices that civilians published in newspapers during the Civil War... (Read More)
Captain Alden Howell: Last Confederate Officer
By Thomas Jay Kemp on January 30, 2015
When Alden Howell passed away in 1947 at the age of 106, he was the last surviving commissioned officer of the Army of the Confederate States of America. It’s a good thing that there were multiple obituaries about this centenarian. Each historical obit gives us more of the details of his life. For example,... (Read More)
