Rebels had to watch for trouble in the sky
From the frontlines of the Civil War, Francis Marion Poore witnessed a number of military innovations. Among these were Yankee …
Monthly Archives: April 2012
Everyone who writes about his Confederate ancestors has to face this question
In his history of the Army of Northern Virginia, “Damage Them All You Can,” George Walsh wrote of the puzzle …
Ancestors who joined up for excitement may have gotten more than they bargained for
Whether in blue or gray, your Civil War ancestor may have enlisted in the military, as so many young men …
How did the war’s physical destruction affect your ancestor?
Union and Confederate armies fought mostly on Southern soil. Southern civilians suffered far greater destruction of public and private property …
