Two new blogs, whew
I’ve added two new blogs to my repertoire. One is for the promotion of the novel and the other is the first blog I know of for my great grandfather’s old outfit, the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment....
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Civil War Envelopes
Not having inherited any Civil War letters, and not knowing anyone who did, I found this cover of a new book on them pretty fascinating. I had no idea. Believe I’ll post this on my Knoxville 1863...
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All that remains of Fort Sanders
Just a historical marker two blocks south of the military crest of the ridge. I posted this on the novel’s Web site as well. Will post it here also to give the novel site a little boost. It is not yet...
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U.S.S. Monitor
Lovely old (very old) photo of the Monitor taken sometime after its fight with the Merrimack/Virginia in Hampton Roads in 1862. Latest photo at my new book blog, Knoxville 1863, which is coming along...
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Syrup cannon
Jo Anzalone, who is descended from a 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment soldier, took a trip not long ago retracing the unit’s wartime movements. She carried with her an antique silver syrup pitcher...
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A Mississippian in Texas
Jess McLean of Dallas, author of the only compendium of the troops of the 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment (of whose unit I am finishing the first regimental history), is trying to preserve this old...
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A Rebel soldier’s message to President Lincoln
Rocky Lockley, a reader of my Civil War blog about my great grandfather’s 13th Mississippi Infantry Regiment, emails with a photo of an extraordinary find. He and a friend recently dug up this old...
View ArticleOf slow blogging and Lord Shiva
Mr. Goon complained the other day in a private email that I seem to be slow blogging lately. True. Reason being I’m formatting, proofreading and indexing my next book, for the second time (don’t ask),...
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