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Sunday, December 8, 2024

Distinguished by His Bravery: William Sanders, Newport Home Guards

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During the Civil War, many Home Guard companies quickly came together during the chaos and uncertainty of the initial weeks and months of th...
Tuesday, November 19, 2024

Another Distant Campbell County Connection with Perryville

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This should be my final post from the Symposium in the Field at Perryville and the wonderful time I had in those few days. This may be more ...
Monday, November 4, 2024

Book review: Kidnapped at Sea

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Kidnapped at Sea: The Civil War Voyage of David Henry White                                     By Andrew Sillen                           ...
Wednesday, October 23, 2024

Thoughts from my Perryville Weekend

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  Well, that was fun. What perfect weather and atmosphere in the region this weekend. I am not sure if I could design a better set of days i...
Monday, October 21, 2024

Scenes from my trip to Perryville

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 I’ll work on some more in depth thoughts for another post, but I truly enjoyed the past few days, even though I did not go on the walking t...
Friday, October 4, 2024

Isaac G. Thacker, 40th Ky Infantry: The Life of a Boy Soldier

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It has been a while since I last posted, so here finally is another story, this time about a very young man who served his country more than...
Wednesday, August 21, 2024

Immigrant, Bugler, Prisoner, Deserter: Frank Brinkman, 4th Ky. Cavalry (USA)

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          As I have studied Campbell County men who served in the Civil War, I have learned quite a bit, including about battles that I had ...