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"Battle of the Month" seems like a grest idea. First member to suggest a "Battle of the Month" on day one of the month gets to set the agenda for the month. Then we hash it out all month, then move on the next month. Gives a bit of limited scope rather than an interminable discussion. If one is interested, then get your 2 cents in during the month. Cool.
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(There were cases of women fighting as male soldiers and only discovered when wounded).
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M. E. Wolf
Or when they turned up pregnant! OOPS! Somebody found out before the officers lol
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Or when they turned up pregnant! OOPS! Somebody found out before the officers lol
I've seen reports of such, but mostly as snickering anecdotes, with no names of the "friend of a friend" who the teller heard it from. I suspect that a lot of these reports are the 19th century equivalent of urban legends... those thousands of women in uniform, like those hundreds of thousands of black Confederates.
Zou
Last edited by blue_zouave : 02-22-2008 at 12:24 PM.
Reason: Inadvertent spamblocker attention!
Who stirred this. Now we have blue on our ***! The very, very LAST thing we want to do is **** off the distaff side. You like the "put another log on the fire" schtick? Pretty please. Do not poke Zou. She bites.
ole
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So true--there were cases of pregnancy. Women had it hard though, if you didn't have financial support--some went into the military to get some funds and also the benefits--food, shelter and perhaps--adventure.
I had a chance to peek back into my grandfather's Civil War book--Under Both Flags-A Panorama of the Great Civil War published in 1896 On Page 91; the title of the story was Battle of Stone River by Rev. R. B. Stewart.
[Excerpt]..Christmas 1862, they abandoned the use of the cumbersome Sibley Tents and were issued squares of muslin (cotton), which matched up with other squares, button to button holes to join these squares. Ridge pole made of cedar rails, it had loops for pegs to go through and stood 4 feet high. They were christened 'dog tents.'[End of Excerpt][Begin excerpt] We had hot coffee, crackers and pork. [End of excerpt].
From the summary of just this one soldier's tale--it was very cold. They used cedar from the cedar woods and rails for fencing to create fire for the camp and all the wood flooring. They also sat on cold rocks using them as stools. During this battle, it had snowed, these 'dog tents' kept them dry--despite being made of muslin/cotton. Frost and mud was their companions during this campaign.
I hope to search some more in grandfather's book--It has nearly 600 pages of soldier's memories, a lot of illustrations and old photographs. Its in poor shape for 112 years but, the contents are from the memories of Civil War veterans on both sides.
Hopefully I can find more about how these veterans stayed warm.
Who stirred this. Now we have blue on our ***! The very, very LAST thing we want to do is **** off the distaff side. You like the "put another log on the fire" schtick? Pretty please. Do not poke Zou. She bites.
ole
Jeez, Ole. watch your language. First time I've seen a double bleep.
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"It was a very peculiar time." - Franklin D. Cossitt
Ancestors in USA Army: 6th IA Inf, 11th IL Cav, 1st AL Cav; 122nd NY Inf; 6th MI Cav; 35th MA Inf; 100th IL Inf; 1st CO Inf/Cav; 22nd IN Inf
From a battle involving bullets, shot & shell to a battle against the elements. Snowball fights do help one warm up, but once its over, so is the warmth.
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"In mortal combat, a man may and will become so infuriated by the din and dangers of a bloody fight that his heart will turn to stone and his every de sire [be] for blood."
John Hadley, 7th Indiana after the battle at Port Republic
So who's going to kick off this "battle of the month" thing? I think it's a great idea. Dred, you suggested it. Tomorrow is March 1. Do you want to kick it off with a suggestion?
Terry
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Not sure what the format of the "Battle of the Month" was going to take, but I was thinking that we should choose an action that took place during the said month. So, for example, the Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern) occured in March, so that is a possible battle that can be discussed. But I will second William's suggestion of Dred kicking off the thread with a topic of discussion.
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