I would like to say hello to everyone, as I am new here. I am a graduate student in History researching camps of instruction in Illinois. I am also an avid blogger and maintain several history related sites that are presented in my signature. I am always seeking writers for my blogs, so if you are interested, email me and tell me a little about yourself (educational background, if you work for a college/school, or other relevant information) so that I can get a better idea of what you would bring to the site as a writer. I will try to post occassionally, but I will be back in class soon, so my posting may be sparse. Great site and I hope to interact with it more.
__________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
--President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
Welcome, Daniel. Perusing your many blogs, I see you're a busy guy. Hope you have time to jump into the conversations here. I think you'll enjoy this group.
Hello Daniel. Those are interesting sites that you are connected with. I may have some first person accounts that may help you but I will have to go and check them again. It has been awhile since I have last read them.
Is there anything specifically you are searching for in these Illinois (why IL?) camps of instructions?
What school do you attend?
Anyways, welcome aboard.
Matt
Hello Daniel. Those are interesting sites that you are connected with. I may have some first person accounts that may help you but I will have to go and check them again. It has been awhile since I have last read them.
Is there anything specifically you are searching for in these Illinois (why IL?) camps of instructions?
What school do you attend?
Anyways, welcome aboard.
Matt
Thanks for the welcome. To answer your questions, I chose IL because I am from IL (Jerseyville, which is north of Alton). What I am searching for is just to tell the story abuot what occurred in the camps. I attend the University of North Dakota, where I am working on my MA (my mom's family is from ND).
__________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
--President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
Daniel, welcome to CivilWarTalk. Hope you find some time to enter more than a few posts.
I may not live close to North Dakota, but I do follow college hockey, and I've heard plenty in recent years about North Dakota's attempt to retain the nickname of Fighting Sioux despite the NCAA's objections. Did they decide to change their nickname to Bison?
Universty of North Dakota, eh? Do you follow Bison football?
Bison Football? NEVER! I only follow the Fighting Sioux, which will be our nickname unless the students and administration, which face alumni pressure to keep the name lose resolve.
__________________ "Freedom is never more than one generation away from extinction."
--President Ronald Reagan (1911-2004)
I went to skool and I gawt enducashun and my degree - 98.6 - and it's all the degree I need zince the rest o' them ar jes pappuh. I can git papuh and put it on the wall only mine sez Macys or Sears. Gnow, you mite think I'm stoopid but I'm weally smart and have dun rezearch in wunderful places like the Nashional Rkives, the Liebury of Kahngrez an even the New Yawk hysterical zew-zie-etty and the Museum o' the Confederacy. Ah gawt mah r-tickles published in maney maggarseens including a phew in the pressteejus Company of Military Hysterians.
Gnowl, if you'uns kaint read we'uns rite, you'uns ain't no sybil wa-oh skollarh. Enyhowe, I welcomb you wit open ahms to dis wunderful webzite and hope you git a lawt otta har.
I hate bragging about degrees and achievements. I've researched the blackpowder era for eight years now but do not consider myself an expert on the Civil War. Don't ask me why the war started or what it was over. I don't care and that it was fought is good enough for my purpose. However, I should be coming out with a book that will blow convention out of the water with respects to one very narrow aspect of the war.
Good luck on your education and your Civil War studies.
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I only follow the Fighting Sioux
, which will be our nickname unless the students and administration, which face alumni pressure to keep the name lose resolve.
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