Trivia  6-20-19 Funeral Arrangements

  • 938
  • 28
Hannah Simpson Grant, the mother of Ulysses S. Grant, died in Jersey City, NJ on May 11, 1883. US Grant entrusted the funeral arrangements to this man and requested that he prepare an appropriate eulogy.
Who was the man? What was his former rank? According to Peter Cozzens, what was his position/assignment during the war?

credit: @lelliott19

Member Review  "The Third Day at Gettysburg & Beyond" Edited by Gary W. Gallagher

  • 1,366
  • 9
Image (5).jpg


Despite the tantalizing title of this slim 1994 volume (217 pp. total) of a half-dozen essays this is not a military history; the operative word here - other than Gettysburg - is Beyond. Four of the six chapters might well be thought of as ways of looking at something rather than the thing itself. In the first essay, Lee's Army Has Not Lost Any of Its Prestige, Gallagher himself takes up the question of the lasting results of the great battle, now usually seen as the turning point of the war. Using contemporary letters, newspaper accounts and official reports by participants he comes to the conclusion that at the time, "From...

Civil War Laundry Day

  • 534
  • 5
Actual demo begins at 2:40 in:

Photo By My Youngest Son

  • 1,726
  • 16
My youngest son, Tim, passed through Vicksburg today. While not a Civil War enthusiast, he thought of Dad and stopped long enough to send this. He did well ! I was able to add some research.

IMG_0510.JPG


IMG_0509.JPG


89951672_1486939629.jpg

Joseph B. Atwater : Enlisted and commissioned a Captain on 9/18/1861 into MO 1st Light Artillery Batty E. On 10/1/1861 he was commissioned into MO 2nd Light Artillery Batty L. He applied for a pension on 3/27/1886. He died Nov.24, 1916 and is buried in Kansas.

P1876004.gif

Elijah M. Wayland: Residence Chariton IA; 21 years old. Enlisted on 8/9/1862 as a Private. On 10/15/1862...

New Posts

 ★ ★   Buford, John

  • 1,892
  • 21
John Buford Jr.
:us34stars:
Buford.jpg

Born: March 4, 1826
Birthplace: Woodford County, Kentucky
Father: Colonel John Buford Sr. 1778 – 1847
Mother: Ann B. Watson
Wife: Martha McDowell “Pattie” Duke 1830 – 1903

Children:
James Duke Buford 1855 – 1874​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​
Pattie McDowell Duke Buford 1857 – 1863​
(Buried: Georgetown Cemetery, Georgetown, Kentucky)​

Education:
1848: Graduated from West Point Military...​

Forum statistics

Threads
143,647
Messages
2,552,826
Members
31,100
Latest member
Suzziq

Time Remaining....

000
Days
00
Hours
00
minutes
00
Seconds

Featured Forums

War of the Rebellion Forums
QuestionsTacticsFort SumterBull RunShilohAntietamFredericksburgGettysburgVicksburgAtlantaE.TheaterTrans MississippiS&W TheaterNaval WarAppomattoxLincoln Assassination
Technology & Culture
CadetsInventionArmsCannonsSwordsRailroadsFortsMedicalPrisonsFoodMusicUniformsCurrency
People & Personalities
LincolnLeeGrantStonewallLongstreetForrestOthers
Ladies Tea
Bellumpedia
Biographical ProfilesPlaces to VisitArms & ArtilleryRecipesA to Z
Other Topics
Traveler's Comp.CemeteriesAncestryReenactorsRelicsPhotosBooks/MoviesGamingGhostsPreservationTriviaPhoto of the MonthCaptionsThrowback Thurs

Mission Statement

CivilWarTalk is a forum for students and fans of the American Civil War. Our online community of Historians, Skirmishers, Re-enactors, Educators, and Enthusiasts is dedicated to the exchange of ideas and information related to the War Between the States. Our goal is to become the leading resource for every researcher seeking historical information and opinions relating to the American Civil War.

The American Civil War

The American Civil War, arguably the most traumatic event in the history of the United States, was fought from 1861 to 1865, and was the culmination of sectional issues which deeply divided the country between a pro-Federal government North and a pro-states rights, in the pro-slavery South, whose eleven states formed a breakaway government called the Confederate States of America. The costliest war in terms of human lives, the American Civil War claimed in excess of 620,000 battle or disease-related deaths - roughly two percent of the country's total population, and nearly more deaths than all other American wars combined.

Learn More about the American Civil War

► Who was in the Civil War?
► What was the Civil War about?
► When was the Civil War?
► Where was the Civil War fought?
► Women of the Civil War
► About Gettysburg
► Who was Abraham Lincoln?

CWT Presents Replay

John V. Quarstein - The Monitor Boys S1E21
The Crew of the Union's First Ironclad

Who Would You Have Voted For (in 1860)

  • Abraham Lincoln (Republican)

    Votes: 185 55.6%
  • Stephen A. Douglas (Northern Democrat)

    Votes: 21 6.3%
  • John C. Breckingridge (Southern Democrat)

    Votes: 99 29.7%
  • John Bell (Constitutional Union)

    Votes: 28 8.4%
Back
Top