November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
Nearly 150 years ago, members of the 2nd Colorado Infantry Regiment fought in what was to become known as the Battle of Honey Springs near Checotah.
This weekend, a re-enactment group that has taken the name of the Colorado unit will be walking in their forebears’ footsteps as they practice drills and, on Saturday afternoon, demonstrate camp life cooking, musket loading and firing.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
A Civil War era log cabin built along present day West Virginia 14 was moved Wednesday to Henderson Hall where it will become a part of the 19th century plantation.
Scott and Sherry Lamp arranged with Dave McKain of Henderson Hall to move the 18-by-24 foot cabin from their property near the Glendale Gym to the Henderson estate about 2.5 miles away.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
The 38th North Carolina Troops, Company B, will be at Horne Creek Living Historical Farm in Pinnacle this weekend to provide visitors with a taste of what life was like during the Civil War era.
This new program at Horne Creek will take place on Saturday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. There is no entry fee for the event; organizers are just asking for donations to help fund further programs at the historical site.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
Somewhere on the dark floor of the Texas City Ship Channel lies a piece of history that’s 146 years in the making.
Divers and archaeologists set course Wednesday to retrieve a Civil War-era relic, a 10,000-pound cannon from a Union gunboat blown up by its crew during the Battle of Galveston in 1863.
But the excitement of discovery was tempered by strong currents, bad weather and unexpected ship traffic, setting back efforts to raise the cannon.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
The Army Corp of Engineers uncovered artifacts from a sunken civil war union gunboat in Galveston Wednesday.
The U.S.S. Westfield was intentionally sunk by union forces after it grounded in the Texas City Channel during the Battle of Galveston.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
From the first day of the Civil War, there were people, both in the North and in the South, who opposed their governments’ war policies.
George Frederick Root described what he saw in Chicago on the day when, in his words, “the WAR burst upon us!” He saw “the bustling, cheery life of Chicago became suddenly grave and serious.”
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
More than likely few Americans stop to consider the origins of celebrating Thanksgiving every year on the last Thursday of November. Why not a Friday or a Saturday? The answer lies in a bit of Lincoln history. On Oct. 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln signed the first annual national “Thanksgiving Proclamation” designating the last Thursday of November as the official annual day of celebration for our nation. The Civil War president was hopeful that the end of the war was in sight and so viewed the holiday as a time for a weary people to pause and give thanks.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
Rod Andrew, professor of history at Clemson University, has won the 2008 Mary Lawton Hodges Prize in Southern Studies for his biography “Wade Hampton: Confederate Warrior to Southern Redeemer.”
Andrew received his award Nov. 12 at a dinner in his honor at the University of South Carolina. Following the award presentation, Andrew gave a public lecture on “Wade Hampton and the Search for Vindication.”
The Hodges Prize is given annually by the Institute for Southern Studies at the University of South Carolina in recognition of “the most original work that furthers understanding of the American South.”
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
NASCAR fans are helping the Mississippi Governor’s Mansion get a small facelift.
The state is spending $49,675 for a private contracting crew to repaint the four front columns and to do other maintenance work on the porch.
That’s almost as much as the $50,000 the state spent to build the two-story home in 1842.
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November 19, 2009 | Posted by javal
Tuesday Nov. 19 1861
DAVIS DECLAIMS DRAMATIC DATA
Perhaps politicians should not be held liable by history for speeches they make on occasions like openings of sessions of Congress, but Jefferson Davis delivered a stirring tirade today in Richmond. In what amounted to a State of the Union address, the President discussed the recent harvest and food supply (good), the financial system (“hopeful” was his description), and recent Federal military operations (“barbarous” was the mildest term employed). He looked forward to improvements in the transportation system, complicated by the fact that railroads in different states were of different gauges. Finally, he said, “Liberty is always won where there exists the unconquerable will to be free.”
Wednesday Nov. 19 1862
SNEAKY SAILOR SLIPS SAN JACINTO SEIZURE
Captain Raphael Semmes had made quite a name for himself as a commerce raider for the Confederacy in the waters of the Atlantic. From whaling ships in the icy North to cargo of all sorts farther south, if it flew a Federal flag and fell under his guns, he usually sent it to the bottom of the sea, after thoughtfully removing the crew. Every Union vessel knew to watch for the CSS Alabama, and great was the glee of Commander William Ronkendorff when his USS San Jacinto had caught up with her in Martinique. Unwilling to annoy the French by attacking in their waters, Ronkendorff stood offshore in blockade, waiting for Alabama to sail. But even in Martinique sometimes the gales of November came early. Under cover of the foul weather, Semmes and the Alabama got out today and escaped under Ronkendorff’s nose.
Wednesday Nov. 19 1863
EDWARD EVERETT EMOTES ELABORATELY
It was the day of dedication for the new National Military Cemetery at Gettysburg. As was expected on such a solemn occasion, the greatest orator of the day, Edward Everett, was engaged to speak. He delivered a brilliant performance, declaiming for two hours on the history of war from ancient times to now. After he was done, the President of the United States rose to the podium. His voice, often described as thin and reedy, was not a match for Everett’s. Some in the crowd, unable to hear, pushed forward, or complained that Lincoln should speak louder. About the time they got within earshot, Lincoln sat down again. Newspaper reviews the next day were mixed. Lincoln, who had left a gravely ill child and very nervous wife back in Washington, and who was not feeling very well himself, headed at once for the train station and home.
Saturday Nov. 19 1864
KARMA CONFOUNDS CONFEDERATE COMMANDER
Governor Joseph Brown of Georgia had been a thorn in the side of Jefferson Davis, or possibly a pain in another part of the anatomy, since almost the day of the founding of the Confederate States of America. Since under the Confederate constitution each state was a sovereign entity, no governor was really obligated to obey any orders from a central government, and Brown had made full use of this fact. If Jefferson Davis had requested troops, Brown sent few or none at all. Even muskets built in the state had been kept in warehouses “for militia use” rather than sent to the national armies. Now Brown had William Tecumseh Sherman’s 60,000 troops marching across his state destroying everything in its path. He looked around for help, and found none. Even his call for every able-bodied man in the state to come fight was ignored by those who wished to remain able-bodied.
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