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Showing posts with label History 1861 1865 American Civil War. Show all posts
Showing posts with label History 1861 1865 American Civil War. Show all posts

Wednesday, April 29, 2020

JOHN BANKS' CIVIL WAR BLOG: 'Dreadfully distorted visages': How soldiers die i...

JOHN BANKS' CIVIL WAR BLOG: 'Dreadfully distorted visages': How soldiers die i...: A fallen Confederate at Petersburg in 1864. (Thomas C. Roche |  Library of Congress ) CLICK ON ALL IMAGES TO ENLARGE. Like this blog o...

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Saturday, June 23, 2018

A big thank you for the sponsors of this year’s Corbit’s Charge events.

A big thank you for the sponsors of this year’s Corbit’s Charge events.

155th Anniversary of Corbit’s Charge Civil War Encampment

I attended as many of the events todays as possible. The first commemoration was mentioned today several times. I have fond memories of the first event. And I miss Tom LeGore, one of the great historians of Corbit’s Charge, Civil War, Westminster, and Carroll County history. Mr. LeGore passed away last year. His passing left many of us sad.

Corbit's Charge: The Civil War in Carroll County
155th Anniversary Civil War Encampment
1838 Emerald Hill Ln, Westminster, MD
June 23-24th, 2018

Location:  Emerald Hill Mansion, Historic Westminster City Hall, 1838 Emerald Hill Ln, Westminster, MD




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Brief Summary of the Event, according to the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table website: https://pipecreekcivilwarroundtable.weebly.com/corbits-charge-encampment.html June 23, 2018

Each year during the last weekend in June, the Pipe Creek Civil War Round Table (PCCWRT) and other historical groups commemorate the tragedy of war that took place on Westminster’s streets and within surrounding Carroll County, MD. The annual event exhibits a great experience for visitors of all ages by providing children’s activities, concerts, military demonstrations, vignette skits, skirmishes between the armies, and presentations by living historians. Traditional artisans, such as blacksmiths and tinsmiths, will be present at the event. There are also guided tours of Westminster detailing the historic landmarks of the city and battle. Authors, local historic societies, and historic artifacts will be featured inside the Emerald Hill house.   

The paramount activity will be a memorial service on Saturday June 23rd located at the Corbit’s Charge Monument at 200 Willis St. which recognizes the sacrifice of the Civil War era civilians of Westminster as well as the soldiers of both the Union and Confederate Armies. This memorial service concludes at the graveyard of Westminster’s Ascension Episcopal Church located at 23 N. Court St. with the laying of two wreaths on the graves of 2 Civil War Veterans: 1st Lt. John Murray, Co. E 4th Virginia Cavalry (Confederate, killed during Corbit’s Charge) and Samuel Butler Co. C 32nd Inf. U.S.C.T. (Union)

So, please join the Pipe Creek Civil War Roundtable and fellow historical groups in attendance at the 155th Anniversary Corbit's Charge Encampment to honor and commemorate the Civil War history in Carroll County, MD.

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Saturday, May 20, 2017

On the Edge of Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the Borderlands


On the Edge of Freedom: Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad in the Borderlands - Concurrent Session 14: In it Together: UGRR Networks at work. A portion of the National Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference. Saturday May 20, 2017

Presentation 1: Tracking Harriet Tubman's network from Maryland to Canada West by Don Papaon.

Presentation 2: by Michael Boston: Platt H. Skinner -  Abolishionist and teacher of Deaf, Blind and Mute Black Children.

Saturday May 20, 2017

See also: Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center 20 May 2017

Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center
424 Race St, Cambridge, MD 21613


20 May 2017 Saturday for potions of the National Underground Railroad and Harriet Tubman Underground Railroad Conference.


Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center


Harriet Tubman Museum & Educational Center
424 Race St, Cambridge, MD 21613

Thursday, January 01, 2015

ROBERT FISK Sunday 28 December 2014: Did you know that it will soon be the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War?

A timely reminder of the bloody anniversary we all forgot - Comment - Voices - The Independent:

http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2015/01/robert-fisk-sunday-28-december-2014-did.html

A timely reminder of the bloody anniversary we all forgot - Comment - Voices - The Independent

ROBERT FISK Sunday 28 December 2014: Did you know that it
will soon be the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War?

ROBERT FISK Sunday 28 December 2014

A timely reminder of the bloody anniversary we all forgot

Did you know that it will soon be the 150th anniversary of
the American Civil War?


… there’s a piece of history we’ve forgotten. For while the
start of the Great War of 1914-18 has been commemorated to the point of
spiritualism these past 12 months, who remembers that this week we enter the
150th anniversary year of the end of the American Civil War?

But for the Irish, too, the civil war of 1861-1865, is a
sombre anniversary.

They reckon that 210,000 Irish soldiers fought in British
uniform in the First World War, and that 49,300 were killed. Yet almost as many
Irishmen fought in the American Civil War – 200,000 in all, 180,000 in the
Union army, 20,000 for the Confederates.

An estimated 20 per cent of the Union navy were Irish-born –
26,000 men – and the total Irish dead of the American conflict came to at least
30,000. Many of the Irish fatalities were from Famine families who had fled the
desperate poverty of their homes in what was then the United Kingdom, only to
die at Antietam and Gettysburg.


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Monday, May 26, 2014

One of the last Confederate generals surrenders — History.com This Day in History — 5/26/1865

One of the last Confederate generals surrenders — History.com This Day in History — 5/26/1865

"Confederate General Edmund Kirby Smith, commander of the Confederate Trans-Mississippi division, surrenders on this day in 1865, one of the last Confederate generals to capitulate. Smith, who had become commander of the area in January 1863, was charged with keeping the Mississippi River open to the Southerners. 

Yet he was more interested in recapturing Arkansas and Missouri, largely because of the influence of Arkansans in the Confederate Congress who helped to secure his appointment." ... Read more: http://www.history.com/this-day-in-history/general-edmund-kirby-smith-surrenders?et_cid=62148093&et_rid=704749232&linkid=http%3a%2f%2fwww.history.com%2fthis-day-in-history%2fgeneral-edmund-kirby-smith-surrenders

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Tuesday, July 09, 2013

#cw150 Soldiers and Civilians shared common ground #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/n7z5mjz #gburg150 @SunWestminster @Blair_CaEagle

#cw150 Soldiers and Civilians shared common ground #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/n7z5mjz #gburg150 @SunWestminster @Blair_CaEagle

Soldiers and civilians shared common ground in Carroll during Civil War [Eagle Archives]




Events in Westminster and Union Mills on June 28, 29 and 30 in 1863 later proved to be pivotal for what eventually became the Battle of Gettysburg, which took place July 1-3 that same year. That battle, only a short distance from the Maryland line, was arguably the turning point in the Civil War.

On June 28, Carroll County began paying its respects to that history with services at the Corbit's Charge monument on Court Street and at the Ascension Church cemetery. The services were followed by a guided tour of the battle scene, led by military historian Daniel Pyle.

On June 29 and 30, the historic commemorations moved north of Westminster — closer to Gettysburg and Carroll's appointment with immortality — to a living history event, "Citizen Meets Soldier," at the Shriver family Union Mills Homestead.

Sam Riley, a member of the Homestead board of governors, explained that the purpose of the program, "was to commemorate the events of 150 years ago … (which were) defining events in terms of the history of our community and our country."




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  • Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/carroll/eldersburg-sykesville/ph-ce-eagle-archives-0707-20130705,0,2205560.story#ixzz2YWKjni2A
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    Wednesday, July 03, 2013

    The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr

    The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr

    The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr


    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    This week, our area and the nation paused to remember the tragic events of 150-years ago. Today marks the end of the Battle of Gettysburg.

    Fought over the first three days of July in 1863, the battle proved to be both climatic and one of the most cataclysmic events in American history.

    The Gettysburg campaign was Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee's bold offensive into the north in an attempt to provide a knock-out blow to the 95,000-strong Union Army of the Potomac.

    […]

    This past weekend in Westminster, the ceremonies to pay our respects to the events of 150-years ago, began on Friday evening with services at the Corbit’s Charge monument on Court Street and the Ascension Church cemetery.

    On Saturday and Sunday, the historic commemorations moved north of Westminster and closer to Gettysburg and appointment with immortality – to a living history event, “Citizen Meets Soldier,” at the Shriver family Union Mills Homestead.

    For several days in June, just before the Battle of Gettysburg, thousands of Confederate and Union troops camped at the Union Mills Homestead. Like much of our nation, the Shriver family had divided loyalties during the war which pitted brother against brother.

    Last weekend the National Shrine of St. Elizabeth Ann Seton in Emmitsburg held a three-day event to commemorate the role that the Sisters of Charity and Daughters of Charity played at the Battle of Gettysburg….


    #cw150, Annual Corbit's Charge, History, History 1861 1865 American Civil War, History 1861 1865 Civil War Carroll, History 18630629 Corbit's Charge, Union Mills Homestead

    Photo: Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    The Corbit's Charge Commemorative Committee and the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc. jointly planned "Corbit's Charge - Union Mills 1863," - “a collaborative celebration and commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the events in Westminster and Union Mills on June 29th and June 30th, 1863,” according to a joint press release from June 27, 2012.

    The planned events held last weekend commemorated “key events in Carroll County's Civil War history, particularly in the lead-up to and during what eventually became the Battle of Gettysburg…

    “"Corbit's Charge- Union Mills 1863" … (involved) three days of special events in Westminster and Union Mills from Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30, 2013. These events will include commemorations, Civil War re-enactors and encampments, musical celebrations, and living history displays.”

    On Friday evening, June 28, 2013, the commemoration featured walking tours of the Corbit's Charge Battle Site, along with related ceremonies in Westminster.

    On Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, 2013, the venue for the commemoration weekend was located on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union Mills Homestead, offering an authentic setting much the way it was in 1863….

    The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr


    Related: The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr


    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h

    Opening ceremonies Union Mills 29Je2013 #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h

    Photo: Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon Friday August 13, 1863 [19990813 a CBK CW]

    #cw150, Annual Corbit's Charge, History, History 1861 1865 American Civil War, History 1861 1865 Civil War Carroll, History 18630629 Corbit's Charge, Union Mills Homestead
    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h


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    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h

     The Corbit's Charge Commemorative Committee and the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc. jointly planned "Corbit's Charge - Union Mills 1863," - “a collaborative celebration and commemoration of the 150th Anniversary of the events in Westminster and Union Mills on June 29th and June 30th, 1863,” according to a joint press release from June 27, 2012. http://kevindayhoff.blogspot.com/2013/07/opening-ceremonies-at-union-mills.html

    The planned events held last weekend commemorated “key events in Carroll County's Civil War history, particularly in the lead-up to and during what eventually became the Battle of Gettysburg…

    “"Corbit's Charge- Union Mills 1863" … (involved) three days of special events in Westminster and Union Mills from Friday, June 28 to Sunday, June 30, 2013. These events will include commemorations, Civil War re-enactors and encampments, musical celebrations, and living history displays.”

    On Friday evening, June 28, 2013, the commemoration featured walking tours of the Corbit's Charge Battle Site, along with related ceremonies in Westminster.

    On Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, 2013, the venue for the commemoration weekend was located on the scenic and spacious grounds of the Union Mills Homestead, offering an authentic setting much the way it was in 1863….

    At Union Mills, visitors had the opportunity “to get a front row view of the military forces of 150 years ago, as well as the effect of the conflict on Maryland's civilian population, which was divided in its loyalties, sometimes pitching brother against brother. The family who lived in Union Mills in 1863 was divided in just this manner, with the brother who lived at the Union Mills Homestead being a Northern sympathizer, and his brother across the street favoring the Southern cause…”

    "Corbit's Charge - Union Mills 1863" on Saturday, June 29th, and Sunday, June 30th, 2013, brought “to life the historically significant and fascinating history of 150 years ago as experienced in Carroll County, Maryland….”

    The key historical happenings in the summer of 1863 included “General Meade's establishment of the Pipe Creek Line defensive plan through Carroll County, the movement of large numbers of armed forces from both North and South through the County in the wake of General Lee's invasion of Maryland and Pennsylvania, a spirited cavalry skirmish in Westminster, and the occupation of and encampment in Union Mills by both Confederate and Union armies on consecutive days - with a close call as the Confederates moved out of Union Mills just hours before the arrival of the Union Army…

    According to information provided by the Union Mills Homestead, “In Westminster, on June 29, 1863, elements of the Union's First Delaware Cavalry engaged the lead elements of Gen. J.E.B. Stuart's Confederate cavalry. Though thoroughly lacking in experience and vastly outnumbered, Companies C and D of the Delaware Regiment, approximately 100 men in all, charged on horseback head on into the front of the rebel column of approximately 5000 horsemen. The cavalry fight at the junction of Main Street and Washington Road became known as "Corbit's Charge" after Capt. Charles Corbit, Commander of the First Delaware Cavalry.

    Later that evening, Stuart's Cavalry moved from Westminster up the road to Union Mills, an important crossroads which became the center of a large amount of military activity over the next few days. Stuart's Cavalry arrived in Union Mills late on June 29th, where large numbers of Stuart's men were fed flapjacks at the Union Mills Homestead, and where large numbers of those soldiers spent the night Early the next day, June 30, 1863, General J.E.B. Stuart and his officers were entertained and fed breakfast by the southern-sympathizing Shrivers across the road from the Shriver Homestead. Later that morning, Stuart's Cavalry left Union Mills, and just a few hours later Union forces from the Union Army's Fifth Corps arrived at Union Mills. Brig. Gen. James Barnes, First Division Commander, made the Shriver Homestead his headquarters that evening.

    About the Corbit’ s Charge Commemorative Committee -The Committee was organized by Pipe Creek Civil War Roundtable in 2003 to coordinate the commemoration of Corbit’s Charge in Westminster. The Committee is part of the Community Foundation of Carroll County, Inc. and has successfully organized annual celebrations of Corbit’s Charge in Westminster in June of each year since 2003.

    About the Union Mills Homestead Foundation, Inc. The Homestead Foundation was established on October 11, 1964, by Frederic Shriver Klein, Philip Shriver Klein, and Richard Henry Klein, the fifth generation of the Shriver family to live in the Shriver Homestead. The Klein brothers established the Foundation in order to operate, preserve, and maintain the Union Mills Homestead and to secure appropriate preservation funding. In ensuing years, the Kleins transferred the structures and real property to the Carroll County Government which in turn leased the property back to the Foundation. By a similar arrangement, ownership of the physical artifacts was transferred to the Foundation, now a 501(c)(3) non-profit corporation. The Foundation's operation of the site continues today in accordance with these agreements, with the Carroll County Government as a key partner in its preservation mission.

    Related: The Civil War Returns July 3, 2013 Kevin E. Dayhoff #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 http://tinyurl.com/kd3d9rr


    Opening ceremonies at Union Mills Homestead on Saturday, June 29, 2013. Photo by Kevin Dayhoff

    #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h

    Opening ceremonies Union Mills 29Je2013 #cw150 #Gettysburg150 #gburg150 #UnionMillsMd http://tinyurl.com/l6e2c8h

    Photo: Kevin Dayhoff and Caroline Babylon Friday August 13, 1863 [19990813 a CBK CW]
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    Sunday, June 30, 2013

    Friday, June 28, 2013

    You can still to this day see bullets stuck side of house from Corbit's Charge

    Dan Pyle leads discussion of events June 29 1863 Corbit's Charge in Westminster

    Firing salutes the fallen from Corbit's Charge in Westminster 150 yr anniversary

    Tom LeGore his wife & Tom Abbott participate 150 yr anniversary Corbit's Charge

    Tom LeGore prepares for Corbit's Charge 150 anniversary Je 29 1863 at Court St

    Friday, January 13, 2012

    Unsung equestrian heroes of the Civil War by Karen Holt, Historic Americans Examiner January 12, 2012


    Karen Holt, Historic Americans Examiner January 12, 2012



    When textbooks are written about the great battles of various wars and those who lead them, the names of generals and other officers normally head the list – Washington, Greene, Grant, Lee, Sherman, Eisenhower, Patton and many more.

    Digging a little deeper reveals the names of those with less rank and popularity whose contributions were also important. However, there are other truly great heroes who tend to be missing from the majority of historic conversations - heroes with names like: ‘Traveller’, ‘Cincinnati,’ ‘Winchester,’ and ‘Old Baldy’.  These heroes were many times the favorite targets of the enemy and had no say-so in whether they went to war or not.

    Dating back as far as 5,000 years ago, horses have played a vital role in warfare. Battles in Eurasia between 4000 and 3000 BC were many times fought on horseback. The type and size of the horse used was determined by the style of warfare in which the animal participated. Was the horse being ridden or driven? Would the task involve raiding, communication, cavalry charge or reconnaissance? 

    Once gunpowder became a staple of warfare, stronger horses were needed to pull the wagons loaded with the heavy artillery. Lighter artillery was pulled by upwards of six horses, where as ‘9-pounders’ required eight and the heaviest of artillery called for a team of 12.

    Another function of the horse was to carry the ranking officers into battle. Generals normally rode on horseback rather than walking so they were at a higher level than the troops – making it easier for the troops to see them and for the officer to spot danger further ahead.

    Being on horseback may have helped the commanding officer to see and be seen better by his troops, but he was also more easily spotted by the enemy, and many times the officer was not the first target shot. Life expectancy for a horse used in war was about six months. At one point during the opening days of the Civil War, horses were dying at a faster rate than were the soldiers.

    General Nathan Bedford Forest is named as the soldier that lost the most horses. It is said a minimum of 39 horses were killed while he was astride them in battle.

    On the flip side, however, sometimes the horse fared better. Four Guillet brothers rode the same horse into battle on different occasions. Each of the brothers sustained a fatal wound, but the horse lived on to fight another day. 

    As with warriors, there are horses whose names are hallowed in the chronicles of history. The Civil War alone is replete with a number of them: http://www.examiner.com/historic-americans-in-national/unsung-equestrian-heroes-of-the-civil-war




    Unsung equestrian heroes of the Civil War by Karen Holt, Historic Americans Examiner January 12, 2012
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