GREAT BALLAD: KELLYS IRISH BRIGADE
Company D was known as the ‘Rebel Sons of Erin’ because so many of them were Irish. Indeed, the roster of Company D reads like any small town in a 19th century Irish village (every surname was Irish). While the Fighting 69th on the Union side is the most famous “Irish Brigade,” it is estimated that at least 30,000 Irish fought on the Confederate side. Much of the enlistment was due to the…
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Amazing story of General John B. Gordon and the surrender of York, PA.
The US Springfield Rifle 1861 - .58 caliber was one of the most produced and utilized small arms during the war. Even Rebels used it when we found one or requisitioned Yankee small arms. Credit: Passing Through by Don Stivers during the capture of Carlisle, PA
Thus far, research has narrowed the identification of the four remains to 21 or 22 individuals who “likely died during the period when the (Union-operated) hospital” was caring for the Confederate dead and dying after the Battle of Williamsburg on May 5, 1862. The original list contained 59 names and their units.
Independence Day for Texas!
All Soldiers of the War deserve honor. Please write in using this easy to use link! Save the Arlington Cenotaph! Established by McKinley in the Spirit of Reconciliation.
June 19, 1864 Battle of Cherbourg France. The CSS Alabama was sunk by the USS Kearsarge. But not without a fight. This shot is still embedded in the side of the Kearsarge today at the Navy Yard. Both the quality of the powder and the coal were thought to have played a part in the Alabama’s loss. The British yacht the Deerhound rescued many in the crew including Captain Semmes. Unfortunately David White a slave from Delaware, who had been freed by Captain Semmes, from a Yankee ship, drowned that day. He is forever immortalized in the sea.
Today is the Anniversary of Picketts Charge. July 3, 1863. Salute!
Picketts Charge - Picketts second wife was Native American. Her name was Morning Mist and she was Haida Indian.
We now have an all encompassing Federal government and it’s controlled by foreign powers. He never predicted the last part but that’s even worse than he expected.
Just woke from a dream. In the dream I could see many Patriots armed in camp. I remember seeing peoples Fathers there of which I had not seen for many years. Then I turned and saw my own Father armed in defense. Then I understood.