Category Archives: Confederate States

Battle of the Wilderness (1864)

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Mustang

Background It is possible to argue that the seeds of the American Civil War were planted before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution.  Fourteen signers of the Declaration of Independence owned slaves.  The founding fathers’ goal was to … Continue reading →

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The Stones River Fight — Part 2

Posted on January 2, 2023 by Mustang

A Gathering Storm As General Bragg struggled to manage his army at Murfreesboro, Major General Rosecrans prepared his plan.  Despite his curt response to Halleck’s orders to move against Bragg, Rosecrans got the message.  It was in his mind that … Continue reading →

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Irishmen — Blue and Gray

Posted on September 12, 2022 by Mustang

Historians tell us that more than 150,000 Irishmen, most of whom were recent immigrants (and many of whom were not yet U.S. citizens), joined the Union Army during the Civil War.  Some of these young men joined out of loyalty to … Continue reading →

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