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Monthly Archives: December 2011
From the Civil War Journal of Sgt. Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Co. B, Dec. 24, 1861-Jan. 9, 1862
The following is an excerpt from the Civil War Diary of Sergeant Sam Bloomer, 1st Minnesota Volunteer Infantry Company B, while the regiment was at Edward’s Ferry. The entries are from the period December 24, 1861 through January 9, 1862. … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, 1862, Diary, Journal
Tagged 1861, 1862, 1st Minnesota, Christmas, Civil War, Company B, Edwards Ferry, General Stone, Minnesota, New Year's, Sam Bloomer, Sergeant, Sesquicentennial, Stillwater, Stillwater Guard, Virginia
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Graves at Civil War cemetery face being exhumed after 50ft-long sinkhole forces 25 residents to flee their homes
The cemetery holds 20,000 graves including 714 Civil War veterans By CRAIG MACKENZIE, UK Daily Mail A sinkhole that forced the evacuation of 25 residents from their homes has spread to an historic cemetery, threatening dozens of graves. Officials in Allentown, … Continue reading
Posted in Cemeteries
Tagged Allentown, burial ground, Cemetery, Ignatz Gresser, Medal of Honor, Pennsylvania, sinkhole, Union Cemetery, West End Cemetery
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On this date in the Civil War: December 26, 1861 - The Battle of Chustenahlah (150th Anniversary)
Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 9-14: The area was a good defensive position on a rocky, tree-covered ridge overlooking the creek bottom with nothing but prairie to the front. Once again Opoethleyohola prepared to … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Battlefield Preservation, Casualties, This Date in Civil War History, Trail of Blood on Ice
Tagged 1861, cavalry, Cherokee, Christmas, Chustenahlah, Creek Indians, Douglas H. Cooper, Indian Territory, James McQueen McIntosh, Kansas, Oklahoma, Opothleyahola, Seminole, Skia Tooka, Skiatook, Stand Watie, Texas, Trail of Blood on Ice
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Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force Unveils Logo Contest and More
**UPDATE** The Minnesota Civil War Commemoration Task Force logo subcommittee met January 12, 2012 to narrow the selection down to the Top 3 Finalists. There were 45 submissions. The Finalists were presented to the full Task Force during the monthly … Continue reading
Posted in Commemoration, This Week in the Civil War
Tagged Civil War, Contest, Dayton, Erdahl, Logo, Minnesota, Ritchie, Sesquicentennial
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Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Grants Awarded
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE – DECEMBER 15, 2011 FOR STATEWIDE RELEASE ARKANSAS CIVIL WAR SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMISSION AWARDS GRANTS FOR PROJECTS LITTLE ROCK—The Arkansas Civil War Sesquicentennial Commission has awarded seven grants totaling $12,359 for projects that will commemorate the war in the … Continue reading
Posted in Commemoration
Tagged Arkansas, Arkansas Museum of Natural Resources, Baxter County Library, Bentonville, Butler Center, Civil War, Conway County, DeValls Bluff, Fort Lincoln Freedom Fest, Grants, Hot Springs, Little Rock, Magnolia Ball, Peel Compton Foundation, Sesquicentennial, wayside exhibit
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Frederick Aiken The Attorney - Historians Weigh In
From the moment that the American Film Company released The Conspirator, questions have been raised about the films accuracy regarding the lead counsel, Frederick Aiken. Was he, as FoxNews host Bill O’Reilly would opine, a “pinhead” or a “patriot?” You be … Continue reading
On this date in Civil War history: November 19, 1861 - Battle of Round Mountain (150th Anniversary)
Commentary by Whit Edwards from “The Prairie was on Fire” pp. 3-7: In mid-November 1861 Opoethleyohola, a chief of the Creek tribe, along with about 5,000 men, women and children, departed their homes and moved northwest to isolate themselves from … Continue reading
On this date in Civil War history: December 9, 1861 - The Battle of Chusto-Talasah (150th Anniversary)
Also known as the engagement of “Caving Banks” or “Little High Shoals,” the Civil War Battle of Chusto-Talasa took place on Bird Creek near present Sperry in Tulsa County. In November 1861 Col. Douglas H. Cooper, Confederate commander of the … Continue reading
Posted in 1861, Casualties, Commemoration, This Date in Civil War History, Trail of Blood on Ice
Tagged Caving Banks, Cherokee, Choctaw, Chusto-Talasah, Creek, Douglas Hancock Cooper, Five Civilized Tribes, Fort Gibson, Indian, Indian Territory, Muskogee, Oklahoma, Opothleyahola, Seminole, Sesquicentennial, Trail of Blood on Ice, Tulsa
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Creek Indians in the American Civil War
Inhabiting the area between the Arkansas and Canadian rivers in eastern Indian Territory, the people of the Creek Nation viewed the onset of the American Civil War with mixed emotions. Factions existed within the Creek Nation, but these divisions has … Continue reading
