Category Archives: Civil War
It’s a good story, but…
For many years, the only thing I knew about my great-grandfather was that he had been an Ohio soldier in the Civil War. His granddaughters, my aunt Nancy Lybarger Rhoades, told me two stories about him that she had been told by
It’s a good story, but…
For many years, the only thing I knew about my great-grandfather was that he had been an Ohio soldier in the Civil War. His granddaughters, my aunt Nancy Lybarger Rhoades, told me two stories about him that she had been told by
Advice from an Old Soldier
CIVIL WAR VETERANS of 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (Knox County) who enlisted at Camp Chase, Ohio in late 1861, saw their first action in Missouri in Feb. 1862 with the Ohio Brigade, followed Gen. Sherman on the March to the
Advice from an Old Soldier
CIVIL WAR VETERANS of 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, Co. K (Knox County) who enlisted at Camp Chase, Ohio in late 1861, saw their first action in Missouri in Feb. 1862 with the Ohio Brigade, followed Gen. Sherman on the March to the
Do you make good coffee?
What were a woman’s most important qualities in the 1860s, in the eyes of a Union soldier? Edwin Lybarger, an officer in the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, received letters from a dozen Northern women between 1862 and the end of the war
Do you make good coffee?
What were a woman’s most important qualities in the 1860s, in the eyes of a Union soldier? Edwin Lybarger, an officer in the 43rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, received letters from a dozen Northern women between 1862 and the end of the war
Great-grandfather’s photo album
Edwin Lewis Lybarger (1840-1924), my great-grandfather, compiled a photograph album at the end of the Civil War. He had served for nearly four years in the 43rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry (1861-65), in the Army of the Mississippi from Feb. 1862
Great-grandfather’s photo album
Edwin Lewis Lybarger (1840-1924), my great-grandfather, compiled a photograph album at the end of the Civil War. He had served for nearly four years in the 43rd Ohio Veteran Volunteer Infantry (1861-65), in the Army of the Mississippi from Feb. 1862
Almighty purpose
“The prayers of both [North and South] could not be answered; that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes.” – Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address, March 5, 1865 ALEXANDER GARDNER, photographer This photograph, printed despite the crack in
Almighty purpose
“The prayers of both [North and South] could not be answered; that of neither has been answered fully. The Almighty has his own purposes.” – Abraham Lincoln, 2nd Inaugural Address, March 5, 1865 ALEXANDER GARDNER, photographer This photograph, printed despite the crack in
Sherman broke her heart, twice
Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson was 34 years old, over 6 feet tall, handsome, brilliant, kind, charming, and universally well-liked when he took command of the Army of the Tennessee in March 1864. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman granted his request
Sherman broke her heart, twice
Maj. Gen. James B. McPherson was 34 years old, over 6 feet tall, handsome, brilliant, kind, charming, and universally well-liked when he took command of the Army of the Tennessee in March 1864. Gen. Wm. T. Sherman granted his request
650 Buried Here
CAMP LAWTON, near Millen, Georgia October - November, 1864 Confederate prison camp for captured Union soldiers In the summer of 2010, near Millen, Georgia, a team of Georgia Southern University archeology students discovered artifacts on the site of a 42-acre Civil War prison,
650 Buried Here
CAMP LAWTON, near Millen, Georgia October - November, 1864 Confederate prison camp for captured Union soldiers In the summer of 2010, near Millen, Georgia, a team of Georgia Southern University archeology students discovered artifacts on the site of a 42-acre Civil War prison,
Passementeries, soutache & ruching
Ladies’ dresses in the 19th century had yards and yards of fabric, and yards and yards of trimmings, often handmade.
Passementeries, soutache & ruching
Ladies’ dresses in the 19th century had yards and yards of fabric, and yards and yards of trimmings, often handmade.
Habits
What habits did the Sisters of Charity wear while nursing the war wounded in Kentucky hospitals in 1862? I sleuth my way toward this discovery in four reference books about this Order, founded by St. Vincent de Paul in France. Three branches of
Habits
What habits did the Sisters of Charity wear while nursing the war wounded in Kentucky hospitals in 1862? I sleuth my way toward this discovery in four reference books about this Order, founded by St. Vincent de Paul in France. Three branches of
“In causes of passion, permit reason to govern.”
George Washington wrote out a copy of The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation in his school book when he was about sixteen years old. Because his father died when he was 11, many biographers consider
“In causes of passion, permit reason to govern.”
George Washington wrote out a copy of The Rules of Civility and Decent Behavior in Company and Conversation in his school book when he was about sixteen years old. Because his father died when he was 11, many biographers consider
