Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War, Franklin Camp #5
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We are direct descendants of the soldiers who fought to preserve the Union during the Civil War. After the war these same soldiers formed the Grand Army of the Republic and we are the sons of those men. We work together not only to preserve their memory.
Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
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June 28, 2026 at 12:13 AM
Happy #pudbday to Kenneth W. Noe! "Abraham Lincoln and the Heroic Legend," out today, boldly questions the long-accepted notion that the sixteenth president was an almost-perfect commander in chief.
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
📚: https://bit.ly/heroiclegend
June 28, 2026 at 12:12 AM
Calling all Civil War buffs! The latest Civil War Center podcast discussed "Playing At War" with James "Trae" Welborn III (https://bit.ly/4p0xCxa), while Civil War Talk Radio hosted Alexandre Caillot to discuss "Late to the Fight" (https://bit.ly/3XPEpO0). Tune in at the links!
June 28, 2026 at 12:11 AM
"The prisoner-of-war issue crystallize[d] the true nature of the conflict, both in its own time and in retrospect, as a struggle over Black freedom, which one side was determined to deny."
Charles Lane reviews “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War" by W. Fitzhugh Brundage.
Charles Lane reviews “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War" by W. Fitzhugh Brundage.
Harsh Confinement
A review of W. Fitzhugh Brundage, “A Fate Worse Than Hell: American Prisoners of the Civil War” (Norton, 2026).
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June 27, 2026 at 11:54 PM
Contrary to armed group fragmentation, processes of consolidation in fragmented conflicts have received relatively little attention to date.
In this article in @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social, I explain why consolidation matters both in its own right and for the angle it offers on fragmentation.
In this article in @civilwarsjournal.bsky.social, I explain why consolidation matters both in its own right and for the angle it offers on fragmentation.
Armed Group Consolidation: Charting a Field of Inquiry
The phenomenon of armed group fragmentation has given rise to substantial research. Consolidation in previously fragmented conflicts has attracted far less attention. This article charts armed grou...
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June 27, 2026 at 11:52 PM