The Town of Lyndon’s Enhancement and Preservation Group & the Eastern Re-enactors Association will be hosting a Civil War Re-enactment Weekend event in The Town of Lyndon New York. Lyndon is nestled in the beautiful Enchanted Mountains of Cattaraugus County of Western New York near Franklinville NY. Come back to the 19th century; Saturday June [...]
The Fort Delaware Society Archives & Library at 33 Staff Lane, Fort DuPont State Park in Delaware City, Delaware will be open to visitors from 11 AM to 4 PM without appointment on the following Saturdays in 2008: June 7th, July 5th, August 2nd, and September 6th. A Society host acquainted with our research materials [...]
Greetings, There is a rumor going around that Marilla 2008 has been canceled. THIS IS NOT TRUE. It is unclear as to who is spreading such a rumor but it most likely comes from someone who is disgruntle and unhappy with re-enacting. This person of persons have lost sight of the reason we do what [...]
Greetings and salutations, Some of you may remember my asking questions on starting a re-enactment in my town of Lyndon New York. Well, last Saturday I and the Lyndon Historical group (LEAP) and the pleasure of entertaining the “brain trust” (Mike-Mary Andy etc) from the Eastern Re-enactors Associations. The meeting lasted about an hour. Mikes [...]
Got my resvertations for Gettysburg, how about you? John
Compatriots, It is my pleasure to announce that the Town of Lyndon New York and its historical society LEAP have agreed to host an annual re-enactment and living history display. In addtion they would like us, The Buffalo Guards, to do a lecture & presentation come this 2008 Momorial Day weekend. The board would like [...]
I hope each and every one of you haver the very Merrist of Christmas’s. God Bless John
Greetings, The Franklinville NY Historical Society is having its annual Harvest Dinner on 14 November, 2007 at 6 PM. After the dinner noted Civil War historian Ben Marinak will be presenting a talk on Chaplin’s in the Civil War. For those of you who do not know Ben, he is one of the foremost authorities [...]
Folks,Most of you know my interest in “Black Confederates and Black Federals” I found this piece of interesting information on the following web site: http://www.csanewspapers.com/ The Greensborough PatriotMay 7, 1861Page 1 Negroes Volunteering.About fifty three negroes in Amelia county have offered themselves to the Government for any service.In our neighboring city of Petersburg two hundred [...]
By order of the commander Thomas Artillery; Please be advised that the commander has offered his compliments to our new minister, Chaplin Ken Stuczynski on his wonderful and sprit lifting messages to the troops before this past weekends engagement. The commander wanted me to pass on to you that receiving Chaplin Stuczynski’s message was a [...]
The New York town that belonged to the Confederate States of America.The town in question is sometimes known as “Two Rod” – The real name is Town-line, NY. It is located on the boundry line between Lancaster & Alden of which the name came from. Primarily it was a German community and rested on the [...]
________________________________________This was a article in the Tennessean – Thursday, 02/22/07 thought it was quite interesting. and a peice of history not often seen . Descendant traces wealthy Midstate landownerBy Colby Sledge – Staff Writer – Tennessean http://www.tennessean.com/apps/pbcs….=2007702220382 Like many wealthy landowners of the pre-Civil War South, Sherrod Bryant owned slaves. They probably worked much of [...]
“Dinner with the General” was exceptional. Mr. Crosier’s representation of General Lee was one that actually made you feel that you were n the presents of the real General Robert Edward Lee. The presentation showed the generals known compassion, his soft spoken approach and his graciousness. Mr. Crosier’s portrait was one that I feel exceeded [...]
IRS TIPS from Camp Chase As you are all aware, our civil war activities can become expensive. Fortunately, they fall under the heading of out-of-pocket expenses while performing volunteer work. This means a larger percentage of these expenses can be deducted on your tax return under Charitable Contributions if you itemize. This article will explain [...]
Today is Pearl Harbor Day. God Bless them
Who we are and what we do Gabriel Legion Levi’s Light Artillery Battery Turner’s Battery and 38th Virginia Battery like other veterans and re-enactor groups have been entrusted by out forefather’s heritages to ensure that their truths and histories are carried on. Are you a history buff? Are you interested in the War Between the [...]
I am writing in regards to your Juneteenth events of a week ago. I found your reporting quite interesting but historically inaccurate. The need to celebrate Juneteenth (June19) is aspiring and is a great thing for the black community and America as a whole. It was a shame that the festivities were mired with violence. [...]
As much as I liked “The Civil War (Ken Burns), he seemed to simplify the matter and left me with the feeling that Lincoln was very apprehensive and was confronted with the possibility of fighting two wars with England mounting of forces on the Canadian border. The following is The Trent Affair” as presented by [...]
Sons of Confederate Veterans Buffalo Guards Camp-1975Buffalo, New York PRESS RELEASE On Tuesday April 25, 2006, starting at 7:30 p.m., The Orchard Park New York Town Library, located at 4570 South Buffalo Street, will be will be sponsoring a Civil War discussion about Confederate Soldiers who lived and who are buried in the Western new [...]
I receieved this email and checked it out .. it’s pretty cool. You can even add and edit information. …The site is MapMuse.com, and some of the topics we have mapped are Civil War Battles, Civil War Sites, the Underground Railroad, the Lewis and Clark Expedition, Presidential Birthplaces, Presidential Burial Sites, Presidential Libraries, and Railroad [...]
The Civil War Era Studies Program at Gettysburg College hosts the Annual Lincoln Lyceum March 30, 2006 at 7.30 pm, Pennsylvania Hall, Gettysburg College, featuring Jean Bethke Elshtain Laura Spelman Rockefeller Professor of Social and Political Ethics, University of Chicago Author of Just War against Terror: The Burden of American Power in a Violent World [...]
As for the north having the moral high ground. If we are talking about the union abolishing slavery with the completion of the war, then they do have the moral ground. Whether you agree that the war from a northern prospective was being faught over slavery or if you believe the war became a war [...]
Thanks to another message board By Peter Finn Washington Post Staff Writer Monday, July 21, 1997; Page B01 ©The Washington Post. All rights reserved. LEXINGTON, Va., July 20–Along with handfuls of dirt from the Civil War battlefields where he served, the cremated skeletal remains of Gen. Stonewall Jackson’s unflappable war horse were buried in the [...]
has been topped off with a replica of another icon in its own right: the ship’s revolutionary revolving gun turret. In 1987, The Mariners’ Museum in Newport News, Va., was designated as the repository for artifacts and archives from the Civil War ironclad USS Monitor by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). Today, the [...]
The Smithsonian Associates Civil War E-Mail Newsletter, Volume 1, Number 8 Why does anyone volunteer to fight in a war, especially someone who would not otherwise be called upon? There are approximately 400 documented cases of women who served in the ranks, both North and South. But, why did these women fight? The ladies may [...]
Thanks to the Sons of Confederate Veterans for the following; http://www.scv.org/JuliusHowell.php Click the button above to hear a recording of Confederate soldier Julius Howell talking about his capture and imprisonment at the Union prison camp at Point Lookout, Md. Howell was born in 1846 near the Holy Neck section of Suffolk, in the Holland area. [...]
From;http://www.africanamericans.com/BlackUnionSoldiersCivilWar.htm Just as I have followed the story of the Black Confederate, the Black Union Solder also needs his story told. Many times black tried to enlist from the start of the war. To include local and state units but the federal government, refused to reconize this force and even though some claim they were [...]
BLACK HISTORY MONTH This fact sheet is prepared by the Sons of Confederate Veterans Education Committee for distribution to professors, teachers, librarians, principals, ethnicleaders, members of the press, and others interested in promoting an understanding of Black contributions to United States history. The SCV hopes thisinformation will enrich the celebration of Black History Month during [...]
From the Richmond Times-Dispatch, 7/26/1916DEATH CLAIMS WOMAN OFFICER OF CONFEDERACYCaptain Sallie Louisa Tompkins Dies at Confederate Home, Aged Eighty-Three. HAD REMARKABLE WAR RECORDWas Commissioned by President Jefferson Davis as Captain of Cavalry, and Operated Hospital in Richmond During Great War. Captain Sallie Louisa Tompkins, eighty-three years old, the only woman who received a commission in [...]
Compatriots, In a speech last week at Fayetteville State University, NAACP Chairman Julian Bond, condemning of the current Bush Admin made the following reference to the Confederate Flag. “their idea of equal rights is the American flag and Confederate swastika flying side by side.” Bond’s so, on “Hannity and Colmes” the other night defending his [...]
UNBELIEVABLE MATH PROBLEM Here is a math trick so unbelievable that it will stump you. Personally I would like to know who came up with this and why that person is not running the country. 1. Grab a calculator. (you won’t be able to do this one in your head) 2. Key in the first [...]
Borrowed from another message board Mary Lincoln’s four brothers were Confederate officers. Her three sisters were married to Confederate officers. Captain Frank C. Armstrong resigned his commission as a member of the US 2nd Cavalry and became a Confederate Brigadier General. LT Manning Kimmel did the same thing (his son was Husband Kimmel, naval commander [...]
I read an article by Frank Gillispie recently. Brian France, President of NASCAR, has done great things for the sport but has NASCAR fogotten who drove this organization for years into a billion dollar business?. During a 60 Minutes interview, the camera showed film clips of several apparent NASCAR fans with rectangular “Confederate Flags” at [...]
Hi We are of the opinion the Amick Rangers were not of Greenbrier County, but of Nicholas & Fayette County www.geocities.com/cannonball50x
Compatriots, I found a new Civil War Travel site. In it it offers books, news and events schedules, trips and more. Please take time to check it out. http://www.civilwartraveler.com/ John
Found this onanother web site and wanted to pass it on. http://www.cwdgonline.org/modules.php?name=Forums&file=viewtopic&t=1278 Thanks Gen Longstreet * President Jefferson Davis – spent about 2 years in Fortress Monroe, shackeld in chains 24/7. After that time, he was ‘abruptly’ released and let go – no charges of ANY kind ever leveled against him. That should tell you [...]
It is called Unknown Civil War and will start airing December 31, at 8:00 AM. The first three programs are: 12/31 – Chancellorsville (sp?) 1/7 – Gettysburg, Day 1 1/14 – Gettysburg, Day 2 Johnhttp://www.historychannel.com/thcsearch/thc_search.do?keywords=civil+war&networkCode=THC&x=9&y=9
Recentlly I received an email from members of the message board from ; http://www.militaryhistoryonline.com/genealogy/Default.aspx email is – [email]militaryhistoryonline@hotmail.com[/email] It memtioned several stories from the Southern Poverty Law Center on the Sons of Confederate Veterans. http://www.splcenter.org/intel/news/item.jsp?aid=14 My response was as follows; Brian, I read all the articles with great interest. I also find it interesting to [...]
This looks good. The photogropher goes back to the location and setting of where pictures were taken on the battle field and other locations over 140years ago. You see what it was like then and now. Check out the attached web site http://www.mikelynaugh.com/VirtualCivilWar/GhostsOfTheField/index.htm John
I’m posting this for a friend of mine “I would like to acquire copies of the following two books.ALL WERE NOT HEROES by Edward C. Johnson – published in 1997 in Chicago &LIST OF THE U S SOLDIERS EXECUTED BY U S MILITARY AUTHORITIES DURING THE LATE WAR – published by the U S War [...]
We are looking for new members associate members. If you believe you may have ancestors who fought in the Civil War, we want to talk to you. Our local and national HQ can be assistance to you in searching those who have gone before us. These are the heroes of the past. I am a [...]
Compatriots, In reading our newsletter, I found an article on the “Picket General Store” mentioned. They catter to the needs of the southerner here in New York. Please take time to check out thier web site locatd at the bottom of this email. I have corresponded with them this week and wanted to include thier [...]
IP: 4.153.236.59Posted on 10/15/05 at 16:49:32 by Former NASCAR Fan Frank Gillispie is the founder of the Madison County Journal; his Frankly Speaking column appears in numerous publications. NASCAR betrays the South – Commentary by Frank Gillispie Brian France, boss of NASCAR, continues his efforts to turn his back on the people who drove his [...]
Hello everyone; This area is for information, resources and links for Confederate Prisoner of War SItes Please feel free in sharing information with us Thanks Steve
Fellow compatriots, I have found the following web sites that may be of interest to you. http://www.civilwarstudies.org/ http://www.civilwarhome.com/index.html Your obedient servant, John Tucker
Update on Beauvoir … It’s NOT a total loss! (But it is a mess! – Z) Larry McCluney, 1st Lt. Commander, Mississippi Division, SCV and assures that Beauvoir is salvageable!!! House – 65% of the main house still stands. The porch, windows, doors, column & front porch are gone, but the structure still stands. If [...]
This area is to alert all our members of problems regarding an endangered Civil War site If you are not a member of the CWPT – Please make every effort to join when you can Steve
Did you know that there were 15 Confederate Prisoner of War locations here in New York State?New York State had more Prisons of Confederate POW’s than any other state, north or south. These locations are:Albany State Penitentiary – Elmira – 13 in NY City aloneCastle WilliamsDavid’s IsandEdward’s IslandGovernor’s IslandHart’s IslandWard’s IslandFort ColumbusFort LafayetteFort SchuylerFort WoodLudlow [...]
This area, is to post any known locations of Confederates buried where ever you live Example, in our Buffalo, NY area – we have about 6 Confederates buried in the city limits of Buffalo.We also have some 60 other Confederate Veterans throughout our Western NY area and another dozen throughout the rest of the state. [...]
Hello Everyone, I hope eveyone will enjoy our new site…. Any questions please post your questions Talk care, Steve