Looking for the Confederate War
Historian Michael C. Hardy's quest to understand Confederate history, from the boots up.
Saturday, August 21, 2021
How tall were Confederate generals?
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Have you ever noticed the W.B. Matthews lithograph of Confederate generals published in 1907? There stands Lee surrounded by some of the ...
Thursday, August 12, 2021
Guarding Confederate parolees at Camp Lee
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In the past, I’ve referenced the small book Pen in Hand: David Parker Civil War Letters, edited by Riley Henry. Parker served in the 54 th ...
Thursday, August 05, 2021
Getting Wiley G. Woody’s service record correct
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Family histories and county heritages books are great resources. They contain family linages and histories, little pieces of the past t...
Tuesday, August 03, 2021
Transferring prisoners across the South.
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According to the Library of Congress’s Civil War Desk Reference, there were 211,411 Federal soldiers taken prisoner during the war. Of...
Wednesday, July 14, 2021
Torn families – the Burlesons, Yancey County, North Carolina.
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Cumberland Gap The War years are full of interesting stories and sad coincidences. Part of the latter may be found in the story of Daniel ...
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