American Civil War Anecdotes, Incidents, and Articles

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American Civil War Anecdotes, Incidents, and Articles is devoted to publishing 19th and early 20th century civil war material related to the impact of the war on the public and individuals in the service.

All individual articles and the Skedaddle e-journal are provided in Adobe pdf for a document that can be printed out for use in various settings such as schools, genealogical or historical societies, or libraries.

Individual Articles

Series and Publications

The Rebels and Their Capital.—Notes of a Recent Tour in the South. — description of the conditions in the South six months after the beginning of the war — published in the New York Herald on November 12, 1861

Provision for Those Who May Fall Sick — the treatment of sick confederate soldiers six months after the firing on Fort Sumter

Four Years Under Fire at Charleston — relates conditions and experiences in Charleston from the time of secession through evacuation of the city and entrance of Union troops

Charleston, South Carolina (1861) — the experiences and observations of a Massachusetts woman working as a teacher in Charleston at the beginning of the war.

Charleston Under Arms — observations of conditions and attitudes by a Yankee visitor during late January and early February, 1861.

Why I Wrote It — a teenager sent away to the North to school and—while she's gone—war breaks out; her experiences in the North, going back to the South and leaving while the war rages.

Wilmington, N.C., During the Blockade - "the only port of the Confederacy into which every “dark of the moon” there ran a half dozen or so swift blockade—runners, freighted with cannon, muskets, and every munition of war— medicines, cloth, shoes, bacon, etc."

The Baltimore Plot to Assassinate Abraham Lincoln - why and how the president-elect "snuck" into the nation's capitol

Pursuit and Death of John Wilkes Booth - Accounts by Confederate officers that Booth came in contact with and the Union officer commanding the troops who apprehended him

The Duel between the “Alabama” and the “Kearsarge” - A Civil War Battle off the Coast of France

Abraham Lincoln's Patent - While an 1849 patent by a relatively obscure politician and lawyer is not related directly to the war, it is an interesting example of the future president's intellect.

Skedaddle e-journal. Starting January 2005, the e-journal began focusing on the civil war week to week through news articles, journal and diary entries, and excerpts from other material. pdf and e-mail (for subscribers) format only. Try the free subscription

Chronicles of the American Civil War - a blog used to publish 19th and early 20th century writings related to the Civil War. Beginning January 1, 2005, daily articles from the corresponding day in 1861.

Photographic History of the Civil War, Volume 7, Prisons and Hospitals - an online edition, currently a work in progress with over 100 pages and over 100 images.

Reminiscences of Forts Sumter And Moultrie In 1860-'61 by Abner Doubleday, Brevet Major-General USA.

Campaigns, Battles, Incidents, and Affairs — will feature, primarily, 19th century material relating to the actual conflict. Other parts of Skedaddle deal with other aspects of the war — the impact on the people, the trials and tribulations of the soldiers in the camps, the poitics... and more

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American Civil War Anecdotes, Incidents, Articles, and Books was established early in 2005. It is intended to be a learning journey starting from the beginning of 1861.

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