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Comment on Civilian Casualties in the Civil War? by april

april — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 05:26:38 +0000

sorry I dont have the answer to you question, but rather one for you, Do you know anything about civilian causualty’s in Pennsylvania durning late June 1863? Im a novelest, or aspire to be at least, and it for somthing Im writing. Im not completly unresearched, I know of the battle of Gettysburg, between July 1st and 3rd, and my settings just outside Hagerstown. Anyway, I was just wondering if perphaps you knew if the confederates attacked any wagon bands or anything on the march down there, thanks.

Comment on Top iPad Apps for Social Studies Teachers by Alpha History

Alpha History — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 16:24:11 +0000

Some excellent suggestions there. If you are after dedicated textbook-style resources for History students, please check out our own range in the App Store. So far we offer two apps: World War I for iPad/iPhone and Nazi Germany for iPad/iPhone. New apps planned for 2012 include the Cold War, Conflict in Vietnam and the French Revolution.

Comment on Happy Memorial Day Weekend by Chris

Chris — Sun, 03 Jul 2011 21:25:54 +0000

Or just get it for free PDF download:
http://www.archive.org/details/newburghherinsti01nutt

Thanks for the post Mr. Weygant, I am trying to find the whereabouts of his war diary. Anything you know please let me know!

Comment on The Battle at Bayou Cache and Historical Interpretation by Lewis Gray Butler

Lewis Gray Butler — Sat, 02 Jul 2011 04:54:28 +0000

I am a former resident of Cotton Plant, Ar and have followed this site with great interest. In years previous my brother and I metal detected the area around the old Hill homestead and picked up a picket pin, officers coat button and what may have been a pistol bullet. All of these articles were found within a hundred yards of the Hill home site. Local legend has it that the Hill home was used as a field hospital which would account for the metal relics. My brother once related that he had interviewed an elderly decendant of one of the areas original families. He related that he had taped the interview and had gleaned some anecdotal references to the battle. Tales of the woods littered with military hardware and piles of mini balls found around the Hill house were of interest. We did run the detectors over the old house site but, as this is now someone’s front yard, we did not dig the area out of respect for the homeowner’s wishes. As this appears to have been what amounts to a running gun battle, I have always been interested in the roads named in the Official Records. I have made some limited efforts to locate a contemporaneous map of the area with little success. I was able to find some line drawings of postal routes submitted by the,then,postmaster in the Arkansas State Archives. If not previously studied, they may be of some interest to a professional researcher.

Comment on American Historical Profession and the Meaning of Progress, 1870-1920 by Janee Kinnie

Janee Kinnie — Wed, 29 Jun 2011 20:39:31 +0000

This is actually taking a lot longer than originally expected, according to a Recent Blog Post.

Comment on Happy Memorial Day Weekend by E.D.Weygant

E.D.Weygant — Mon, 27 Jun 2011 01:55:36 +0000

For those of you who want to see a photo of Col. Weygant then get the book titled , “Newburgh, her institutions, Industries, and Leading Citizens”, by John J. Nutt. This book is sold at the Bethlehem Art Gallery in Washingtonville, NY. This book is on sale for about 17.00 dollars. On page 66 is a photo of Col. Weygant and a short biography of him. It’s a very interesting read. Plus it has some other information about the Weygant’s in city of Newburgh. I am a lifelong resident of Newburgh and believed to be a direct decedent of the Newburgh weygant’s.

Comment on Reassessing Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal Policies by Joshua Judd

Joshua Judd — Sat, 25 Jun 2011 15:02:31 +0000

The New Deal staved off disaster, but not much more. But in the context of the time, it was a success. When people discuss New Deal Policy, they seem to think it was a “rough patch” rather than a near collapse of the economy. Today our unemployment stands a around 9%, during the depression it was at 25%! Additionally, you had the Dust Bowl occuring, destroting the ussually stable farming ecomonomy. Roosevelt was taking direct action rather than doing nothing. Thats the catch here. What would conservatives that disagree with Keynes have him do? Sit there with his thumb in his mouth and “hope” the Corporations figured things out? FDR attacked the problem, and the American people loved him for it. The guy was reelected 3 times! Some of his victories were landslides. To argue that the “New Deal” was a failure is to say the President should have sat back and watched the collapse of the economy. I highly suggest reading “No Ordinary Times” Dorris Kearns-Goodwin to get an appreciation for the strength and intelligence of Roosevelt. Revisionist History of “New Deal” policy is dangerous, and seeks to put forward the myth that the unchecked free market always knows best when it comes to economics.

Comment on Goodbye! by Mike Strange

Mike Strange — Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:07:23 +0000

Take care Chris will check in on the Civil War blog!

Comment on Goodbye! by Steve

Steve — Thu, 07 Apr 2011 19:22:09 +0000

Chris have not always agreed with you but enjoyed reading your blog, good luck!

Comment on The United States and the 20th Century by David

David — Fri, 25 Mar 2011 03:03:47 +0000

Chris

I would like to say that it is a very good research, and it helps me a lot in my project. I´m a student in BA in English and I would like you to help me with another information that you may
have about this topic.

thanks alot.