APRIL 3, 1864
Tags: SKILLMAN, Henry; SCOUTING (Reconnaissance); MILITARY personnel; CIVIL war; WAR
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- STUCK BETWEEN THE LINES, PART 2. Williams, Andrew Jackson // Civil War Times;Jun2003, Vol. 42 Issue 2, p12
Part II. In this article the author narrates his second escape after being captured by Federals and his subsequent experience as a member of the 2nd Tennessee Cavalry, fighting south of Atlanta, Georgia, in May and June 1864. The author became a scout with Lieutenant W.L. Harbison's Confederate...
- Grand Review to Honor Civil War Legacy of U.S. Colored Troops. // Chicago Citizen - Hyde Park Edition;10/20/2010, Vol. 21 Issue 47, p7
The article focuses on the Pennsylvania Grand Review event which honors black soldiers in the Civil War in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania.
- Old Soldier Stories. // Civil War Times;Aug2003, Vol. 42 Issue 3, p101
This article presents true incidents from the life of soldiers during the U.S. Civil War. Hammond's pistol became fouled by a cap, and the cylinder would not revolve. Another spurring of his horse brought him within arm's length of the flying Rebel, whereupon he seized his coat collar with both...
- THE BATTLE OF PONCHATOULA. SOODALTER, RON // Louisiana Life;Mar/Apr2013, Vol. 33 Issue 2, p48
The article offers information on the battle of Ponchatoula, Louisiana, during the civil war. It is informed that a detachment of some 900 men, representing six U.S. infantry regiments, marched out of Union-occupied New Orleans toward Ponchatoula in late March 1863. It is informed that on March...
- CHAPTER FOUR: Henry Wilson. // Black, Buckskin & Blue;1999, p25
The article profiles Henry Wilson, an African scout and slave during the Civil War in the U.S. He joined a guerrilla band at the onset of the war. Wilson was appointed by his band for the surveillance needed for the raid of Lawrence, Kansas in 1863. Several protested to the employment of Wilson...
- CHAPTER FIVE: Jim Ned. // Black, Buckskin & Blue;1999, p27
The article profiles African Indian scout Jim Ned. Randolph Marcy, an explorer and general during the Civil War, described Ned as one of expert horse thieves among the southwestern tribes. Ned and other Delaware Indians formed the 2nd Indian Home Guard Regiment. He led guerrilla raids against...
- STOLEN GIRLS. Owens, Donna M. // Essence (Time Inc.);Jun2006, Vol. 37 Issue 2, p162
The article tells the story of courage, faith and resilience of almost three dozen girls from Americus, Georgia who were held for weeks in an abandoned Civil War-era stockade. In Americus, young people had become faithful foot soldiers of a movement. The marchers were shuffled from jail to jail...
- THE BATTLEGROUND OF VIRTUE. Gould, Charles W. // Civil War Times Illustrated;Oct2001, Vol. 40 Issue 5, p26
Narrates experience during the Civil War in the United States. Life of the author before becoming a soldier; Impact of the war on the principles and faith; Experiences within the troupe; Personal background.
- Last Muster for the "Stonewall Regiment": The Seventeenth Michigan Infantry Returns To The Wolverine State, Summer 1865. Joyce, Charles T. // Military Images;Sep/Oct2005, Vol. 27 Issue 2, p5
Offers information on the 17th Michigan Infantry, a group of soldiers who participated in the civil war in 1862. Festival held for the infantry after returning from war in August 1865; War-related experiences of the soldiers and officers included in the infantry; Description of various...
