Author Archives: skydancer506

About skydancer506

Long-time Civil War reenactor, finishing his B.A. degree in History from Concordia University - St. Paul, author of "Muskets and Memories: A Modern Man's Journey through the Civil War" and member of the Saint Croix Civil War Roundtable.

Honor the Civil War dead

Posted on May 23, 2011 by skydancer506

By James G. Wiles Next Monday is the first Memorial Day of this 150th anniversary of the outbreak of the Civil War. With America now in the 10th year of the War with Jihad, it’s hard to get past the … Continue reading →

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Tattered Confederate flag gets new life

Posted on May 22, 2011 by skydancer506

Restored Civil War flag resurrects some rebel ‘Greys’ By Michael E. Ruane, Washington Post In the summer of 1862 the men of the Caroline Greys, having suffered the rigors of the first year of the Civil War, realized that their elegant … Continue reading →

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On This Date in History - May 22, 1861 - 1st Union Casualty of Civil War

Posted on May 22, 2011 by skydancer506

On May 22, 1861, in what’s generally regarded as the first Union combat fatality of the Civil War, Pvt. Thornsbury Bailey Brown was shot and killed by a Confederate soldier at Fetterman Bridge in present-day West Virginia. Click here for … Continue reading →

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Could ‘chain of lakes’ be Isles, Harriet - Humphrey?

Posted on May 21, 2011 by skydancer506

Article by Anthony Lonetree, Star Tribune A Civil War history buff wants Lake Calhoun’s name changed because John C. Calhoun was passionately pro-slavery. The lake’s name has been debated before, but changing it is no small matter. John Winters, it … Continue reading →

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This week in the Civil War - Week of May 22

Posted on May 21, 2011 by skydancer506

(AP) On May 23, 1861, voters in a Virginia convention ratify an ordinance for the state’s secession from the Union as a divided nation lurched toward all-out war. South Carolina had been the first state to secede in December 1860. … Continue reading →

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Best-selling author signs copies of new Civil War book in Hagerstown

Posted on May 19, 2011 by skydancer506

By KATE S. ALEXANDER [email protected] HAGERSTOWN— A stack of letters bound in ribbon and hidden in an Eastern Shore (Md.) home ignited an acclaimed book telling the stories of little-known Civil War heroes and skyrocketed author Adam Goodheart to the New … Continue reading →

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Civil War Trust recognizes National Park Service and state champions of battlefield preservation

Posted on May 19, 2011 by skydancer506

(Chantilly, Va.) – During a ceremony this morning at the Westfields Marriott Washington Dulles hotel, the Civil War Trust, a national battlefield preservation organization, recognized two outstanding historic preservation advocates with its Chairman’s Awards for Achievement. The awards, presented by the … Continue reading →

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McCook House Civil War Museum to reopen after major renovation

Posted on May 18, 2011 by skydancer506

From the Press-News.com - Minerva, Ohio The Ohio Historical Society’s McCook House Civil War Museum, in Carrollton, will reopen Friday through Saturday, May 20-22, after undergoing more than a $500,000 renovation. The 1837 Federal-style brick house was built by Daniel McCook … Continue reading →

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Mosby Returns To Lee District for Civil War Sesquicentennial

Posted on May 18, 2011 by skydancer506

The memory of the “Gray Ghost” is strong in Franconia By James Cullum - Kingstowne Patch The spitting image of Confederate Colonel John Singleton Mosby, one of the most despised and feared men ever to ride in Franconia, appeared in full battle … Continue reading →

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Civil War soldiers in Lakeside Cemetery

Posted on May 18, 2011 by skydancer506

By Kay Laughlin - Westlake-Bay Village Observer, Westlake, Ohio Our nation’s Civil War began in April 1861 with the firing of canons on Ft. Sumter. This year, 2011, is the 150th anniversary and commemoration of the Civil War. Activities are … Continue reading →

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