Category Archives: Civil War

The US-Dakota War of 1862 – the Trials and Hangings

Posted on December 26, 2016 by Steve

“The trials of the Dakota were conducted unfairly in a variety of ways. The evidence was sparse, the tribunal was biased, the defendants were unrepresented in unfamiliar proceedings conducted in a foreign language, and authority for convening the tribunal was … Continue reading →

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Tom Collins’ Journal

Posted on March 1, 2015 by Steve

Biographical Note: Tom Collins was the ancestor of a friend of mine, Dave Collins. I spent my early years visiting Dave on his farm farm, eating at his table, and never knew about Tom, until Dave’s house burned down. While … Continue reading →

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Was It Jackson? A Close examination of Capt. Charles H. Weygant’s Mysterious Horseman, May 2d, 1863

Posted on January 9, 2015 by Steve

WAS IT JACKSON? A Close examination of Capt. Charles H. Weygant’s Mysterious Horseman, May 2d, 1863 By Steve Haas On the evening of May 2, 1863, the 124th New York had a meeting with a group of Confederate horsemen. The … Continue reading →

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They Did Their Job

Posted on January 8, 2015 by Steve

“THE MEN MUST SEE US TODAY” Don Troiani Print The 124th New York Volunteers at Houck’s Ridge, Gettysburg, 1863 On the afternoon of July 2, 1863 a titanic struggle took place at Gettysburg between Confederate General Robert E. Lee’s First … Continue reading →

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Lincoln and Sickles After Gettysburg, or Abraham LIncoln’s Religious Faith

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve

This pamphlet was given to me by a descendant of Major General Daniel Sickles to thank me for my spirited defense of Major Sickles’ actions at Gettysburg. It is the ONLY account on record of the conversation between Major Sickles … Continue reading →

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William Harrison Merritt

Posted on December 28, 2013 by Steve

    from pages 80-81 & 82 of “Bolivar, N.Y. Pioneer Oil Town” by: John P. Herrick, The Ward Ritchie Press Los Angeles, Cal. 1952 Of the many oil region stories told to the writer, none surpasses in human interest … Continue reading →

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Sgt. Laurinda Anna Blair Etheridge, the Angel of the Third Corps

Posted on December 26, 2013 by Steve

ANNA ETHEREDIGE – The Angel of the 3rd Corps. Anna Etheridge was a woman who was known to every man of the  3rd Corps of the Army of the Potomac. She is mentioned in numerous regimental histories that I’ve read from this … Continue reading →

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Fragment of a Bill Merrit Story

Posted on July 30, 2013 by Steve

I wrote this a long while ago, when I thought I could be a writer. I kind of like it…but it never went anyplace: It is 1863, and we (James and me) have been in the army for, oh, almost … Continue reading →

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Jane Grey Swisshelm

Posted on December 28, 2012 by Steve

I find that, sometimes, I read so much about certain people that I feel that I know them, often as well as I know people who I am acquainted with in life. My first contribution is just such a person, … Continue reading →

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Hot Times at Hazel Grove: The Federal Third Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville

Posted on November 5, 2011 by Steve

HOT TIME AT HAZEL GROVE: THE FEDERAL THIRD CORPS AT THE BATTLE OF CHANCELLORSVILLE, MAY 1-3, 1863 By Steve Haas May 1, 1863 saw start of the Spring campaign in the Eastern theater of the Civil War. The Federal Army … Continue reading →

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