by Robert Plumb | Aug 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
George Pressly McClelland was serving as a sergeant in the 155th Pennsylvania Infantry when his unit, a part of the Army of the Potomac, was sent from Fredericksburg, Virginia to intercept the Army of Northern Virginia, thought to be passing through Maryland on their...
by Robert Plumb | Jul 21, 2020 | Uncategorized
Uncle Tom’s Cabin, by Harriet Beecher Stowe, was the first American book to sell more than one million copies. It earned its author international fame, admiration in the northern United States, and the scorn of most Southern commentators. The novel enjoyed popular...
by Robert Plumb | Jul 6, 2020 | Uncategorized
History enthusiasts who want to better understand the life of Harriet Tubman by visiting her residences or areas where she lived, have two opportunities: Cambridge, Maryland and Auburn, New York. Since the two locations are 400 miles apart, they will need to be...
by Robert Plumb | Jun 22, 2020 | Uncategorized
Bookshelves groan under the weight of the accumulated Civil War canon. One area, however, receives scant attention in comparison to the battles and leaders of the War – Reconstruction and the entire post-war saga. A. J. Langguth’s After Lincoln: How the North Won...
by Robert Plumb | Jun 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
“To the friends of missing persons: Miss Clara Barton has kindly offered to search for missing prisoners of war. Please address her at Annapolis, Maryland giving name, regiment, and company of any missing prisoner.” – Abraham Lincoln, 1865 As the Civil War was...
by Robert Plumb | May 25, 2020 | Uncategorized
For those of us who write historical non-fiction, logs, diaries, journals and letters are the essential ingredients of our research. First-hand accounts are the sine qua non of our work. My first book, Your Brother in Arms, was based on 41 letters written by a Civil...
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