US Civil War

From the Civil War to Iraq, the Fighting 69th

Good article from Schenectady on Manhattan's lower east side's own National Guard unit, the Fighting 69th. The Civil, Spanish-American, Pancho Villa, WWI, and WWII all saw the 69th in action. One of America's most decorated units and part of the great "Born Fighting" bunch of Irish Americans.

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Robeson County, North Carolina - The Refuge and Scourge of the Swamp

The Fayetteville Observer has a good article on the swamps of Robeson County, North Carolina (County seat, Lumberton. Its reminder that "Sherman's March to the Sea" was not easy on Sherman's troops, either.

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Abraham Lincoln Delivers the Gettysburg Address on 19 November 1863

On November 19, 1863, a little over 4 months after the battle, Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address at what today is the cemetery across from the Gettysburg National Military Park Visitor Center.

The Kentucky monument to its native son's address at the cemetery at Gettysburg NMP

In my mind, this is still the most eloquent and forceful dedication to a cause that a leader has yet to deliver. Unbelievably, Lincoln left Gettysburg with the impression that the address had been a miserable failure and he had not risen to the occasion. Showing signs of his self-doubt that plagued him at times, Lincoln reminds us that brevity and directness, though seemingly incongruent with enormous endeavors, is often what history demands of its giants.

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Columbus, Kentucky Confederate Chain Across the Mississippi River

Nice post on the Civil War era Columbus, Kentucky chain across the Mississippi River by marvinsc over on the Open Road Journey Forum. Lots of good pictures.

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Military History Carnival Edition Four, July 8th, 2007

Welcome to the July 8, 2007 edition of military history carnival.

Being the height summer in the northern hemisphere gives the Battlefield Biker the honour of hosting the Military History Carnival during the anniversaries of many great battles. So, let's mount up and ride.

All of us Americans know the father of the nation, but lowercase liberty reminds us how our father pretty much single handedly started the Seven Years War for the British by admitting to "assassinating" a French officer under diplomatic cover. Read further to find out why the word "assassinating" is in quotation marks.
The excellent Niagara Falls Museum blog marks the anniversary of the Battle of Chippawa where American forces showed they could fight British Regulars on their turf in the war of 1812.
18 June marks the anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo 1815 and Tim Abbott presents Waterloo Remembered posted at Walking the Berkshires whilst Mark A. Rayner presents The Lost PowerPoint Slides (Waterloo Edition) posted at the skwib.
The Old Western Fanatic tells us about the Battle of White Oak Swamp and the broader Seven Days Battles.
Of course, Gettysburg is so often invoked around this time, that everyone seems to have avoided the topic this year, so I am including this Speaking of History's Gettysburg Cemeteries Podcast as a little something different to our mostly text based blogging.
Samuel Wheeler reminds us that Sherman's march on Atlanta started with some rough times in the mountains at the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain.
The Dead Presidents Daily reminds us that Teddy Roosevelt stormed up San Juan Hill in Cuba before becoming President.
Shooting the Messenger outlines one of the US Marines' most revered battles at Belleau Wood in France.
Alan Baumler presents Drop and give me twenty posted at Frog in a Well, saying, "Not sure if this is what you want, but here it is." Why, yes, Alan it is what we want!
For WWII buffs, Fortress Australia remembers the Capture of Cherbourg and how it surprised the Germans that such a formidable town fell so easily.
Sammy Benoit presents Rembering Entebbe: When Israel's Leaders had Guts posted at YID With LID describes the Israeli Commando raid to free Air France hostages in Uganda.
At Military History Thoughts, we hear of a day of lectures on the history of the "crisis," then "conflict" then the Falklands "War"
And don't forget the Battlefield Biker where I am heavily focussed on the 7 major battles of the English Civil War whose anniversaries huddled around the end of June to early July, including the decisive Battle of Marston Moor where riders and drivers can experience two on-road simulations of cavalry charges from that battle.

Now for a few post that did not fit neatly into my "Anniversary Edition" theme.

Natalie Bennett presents Chevaliers en Pays D?Islam (Knights in the Arab World) at the Institut du Monde Arabe posted at My Paris Your Paris and reminds us that the exhibition is open until October.
Airminded takes a look at the idea of Blitzkrieg and its post WWII origins and meanings.
Philobiblon looks at the logistics, propaganda, technology and strategic differences of the Spanish Armada'sattempt to take Britain and the Dutch led "Glorious Revolution" in 1588 v 1688.
And finally, just in case anyone thinks we're too serious around here,The Tour Marm presents Hat and Pearls posted at The Educational Tour Marm, saying, "I know this is 'skirting' the term 'military history', but the setting is the dedication of the National WWII Memorial and I thought something light' might be interesting."

That concludes this edition of the Military History Carnival. Thanks for taking time to romp through history with me. Submit your blog article to the next edition of military history carnival using our carnival submission form.

The following edition will be hosted by Jennie at American Presidents
Blog (http://www.american-presidents.org/) on Thursday 16th August.
Submission address is £coppertop67£@£hotmail.com£ (without the GBP£ signs)

Past posts and future hosts can be found on our
blog carnival index page.

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