Late in the Afternoon of This Day…..Railroad cut, Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania–“Late in the afternoon of this day I went among the wounded of the Third Regiment South Carolina Volunteers and of the Yankees who had fallen into our hands. As …

Late in the Afternoon of This Day…..Railroad cut, Wilderness Battlefield, Spotsylvania–“Late in the afternoon of this day I went among the wounded of the Third Regiment South Carolina Volunteers and of the Yankees who had fallen into our hands. As …

….but it is a Line of Dead Men.The Stonewall, Fredericksburg–“Owen reached the Stratton House and looked for Hancock’s line. “To my amazement,” he reported, “the two lines which I was told to support I found to be almost totally annihilated.” The P…

….but it is a Line of Dead Men.The Stonewall, Fredericksburg–“Owen reached the Stratton House and looked for Hancock’s line. “To my amazement,” he reported, “the two lines which I was told to support I found to be almost totally annihilated.” The P…

The Dead and Wounded Were Torn to Pieces…….Bloody Angel, Spotsylvania–“The dead and wounded were torn to pieces by canister as it swept the ground where they had fallen. The mud was halfway to our knees. …Our losses were frightful. What remaine…

It is for Us the Living………Fredericksburg National Cemetery–“It is for us the living, rather, to be dedicated here to the unfinished work which they who fought here have thus far so nobly advanced. It is rather for us to be here dedicated to the…

And Should Those Lives be Sacrificed in Vain?Camp of the 28th Mass., Vol. Near Falmouth, VA June 1st 1863–“And should those lives be sacrificed in vain? The heart of every true Irishman will answer no emphatically no. they have a vital interest in th…

For Every Man That Falls in Battle…..Confederate Cemetery, Spotsylvania–“For every man that falls in battle, someone mourns, for every man who lies in hospital wards and of whom no note is taken, someone mourns. For the humblest soldier shot on pic…

…a Confederate Volley Ripped ThroughBloody Angle–Spotsylvania–“Under a furious rain, the 15th New Jersey charged across a narrow field towards the famous “Bloody Angle.” Just 50 yards from the enemy’s works, a Confederate volley ripped through the…

“The hammer banged reveille on the rail outside camp HQ at five o’clock as always. Time to get up.” Alexandr SolzhenitsynAnd your off……. Welcome to the rat race. There are many who probably can relate to Solzhenitsn’s protagonist Ivan Denisovich Sh…