Johnston's uniform is something else but it's always fun to see a rebel surrender. I believe it's a Currier & Ives lithograph.

Grants seige and victory at Vicksburg was pivotal for beating the confederacy. He of course couldn't do it without Sherman, Porter, and the thousands of our boys in blue who were committed to ending treason and forming a more perfect union.

I'm trying to plot out a book about a Mormon vampire cult in the Utah territory directly following the Civil War, with a former Union soldier as the protagonist who stumbles on the cult after he gets lost in the desert on his way to California.

Look it's really in rough drafts right now. But I'm trying to do research on what the hell those real-life Mormons were up to during the 1860s and I figure the best way to find out is to ask the best community of Civil War geeks on the internet. Were they sympathetic to the Confederates? Were they messing with the native American people? Were they just farming and doing their polygamy stuff?

Look I think I've got a good book idea on my hands but I really need to do a lot of reading before I feel like I can write with confidence. If y'all have any suggestions for reading material that can tell me more about Mormon culture during the Civil War, I'd love to see it.

162 years after the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the confederate gun store in downtown Kennesaw has been taken.

Shout out Harper’s Ferry National Park

Found this one in my saved files. Figures this was good place to post it. 😆

So i watched a video about how Lee was overall a poor choice for what the Confederacy wanted to do as far as long term strategy ie bleed the union out. Also the same vide talked about McClellan and his overall timidness and always thinking Lee had x2 what he really had.

I got me thinking what if when Lincoln offered Lee the command he said yes and via some different paths in life McClellan ended up being friends with Jeff Davis and fighting for the south despite being from the north.

How much better or worse would the American Napoleon do on the defense for the south Vs the Aggressive "butcher" Lee.

Im asking here because often the althist sub suffers from neo confederate idiots and logistic dropouts.

Now I need to go research who the other 7 were.

Post the last image in this gallery (anonymously would probably be a good idea) to a group that is intolerant of idiots and off-topic nonsense.

This is just a tiny selection of what folks commented in a Train Graffiti FB group post. There's not quite enough Sherman Posting or John Brown memes, I encourage folks to go look it up and rectify that situation. The top comment that, "My boots have lasted longer than the confederacy" just sums-up the sentiments nicely.

Ideally something more than just straight history (Really enjoyed Good Lord Bird and Death By Lightning). Reading Dubois JB presently but got some driving.

I recently set out to map the Civil War experiences of my 7th Great-grandfather using official records, diaries from members of his regiment, and his own pension records.

Samuel B. LaPorte was 40 years old when the War started, working as a plasterer in Tuscarawas County, Ohio. While he initially did not volunteer for service due to his age, in February 1864 he enlisted as a private to avoid being conscripted into the service. He joined Co. K, 98th Ohio Infantry alongside his two brothers: Williamson, who had joined back in 1862, and David, who enlisted alongside Samuel.

After a stay at Camp Chase in Columbus, Ohio, Samuel was shipped down to North Georgia to join Sherman at the beginning of the Atlanta Campaign. He saw action from Tunnel Hill to Jonesboro, most notably participating in attacks on the "Bloody Angle" at Kennesaw Mountain.

With Sherman taking Atlanta, Samuel and the 98th were shipped out to Northern Alabama to counter threats in that region from Nathan Bedford Forrest. After some light campaigning, he and his unit returned to Atlanta to participate in Sherman's March to the Sea.

After reaching and capturing Savannah in December 1864, the 98th Ohio barely had any rest before being put out on campaign once again, this time northward into the Carolinas. At Bentonville, both of Samuels's brothers were wounded in action, leaving Samuel the lone witness from his family at Johnston's surrender at Bennett's Place.

Once again, the 98th had no time to rest before being ordered to march northward again, this time to Washington by way of Richmond. On May 24th, 1865, Samuel and his unit participated in the Grand Review in Washington City.

While the war ended in Washington for most of the 98th, Samuel still had time left on his enlistment and was transferred to Co. K, 74th Ohio Infantry, in Louisville, Kentucky. He was promoted to corporal in June before finally being mustered out of service in July. He returned to Tuscarawas County and lived until 1917.