Patriotic Recollections

The purpose of this page is to present patriotic articles dealing with Civil War veterans and Grand Army of the Republic members and their experiences and service to our country prior to, during, and after the Civil War, as well as articles relating to the Civil War in general.

 


 

Historical Documents

Loyal Legion

Prelude to the Civil War

Historical Recollections

What if We Had Failed?
(January 2004)
Lincoln or McClellan? Appeal to the Germans in America
(January 2004)
Copperheads Under the Heel of an Illinois Farmer
(January 2004)
The Desert and the Promised Land
(January 2004)
The War: It's Cause and Remedy
(January 2004)
A Tribute to the Flag
(April 2002)
The Grayback
(August 2001)
A Letter from a Veteran
(August 2001)
Dirge for a Soldier, In Memory of General Philip Kearney
(June 2001)
Various Memorial Day Poems and Tributes
(March 2001)
The Boys in Blue or Heroes of the Rank and File
(March 2001)
Memorial Day Poems and Readings
(February 2001)
Another Lincoln Boy
(February 2001)
Pro Repulica
(February 2001)
The ACME Haversack of Song and Patriotic Eloquence
(February 2001)
Odes, Hymns and Song Book of the Grand Army of the Republic
(January 2001)
Selected Quotes of Abraham Lincoln
(January 2001)
Abraham Lincoln's Favorite White Cake
(January 2001)
The Capture of Savannah
(January 2001)
Song: The Army Grand
(January 2001)
Andersonville
(January 2001)
Joseph Charlton: A Union Cavalryman in the Civil War
(January 2001)
The Marching Song Of Sherman's Army on the Way to the Sea
(January 2001)
The Drummer Boy of Mission Ridge
(November 2000)
The Drummer Boy of Shiloh
(November 2000)
Notes of the Trip to Gettysburg 1913
(November 2000)

Historical Recollections - A Bit of History

Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Jason DeFoe, Company H, 5th West Virginia Volunteers USA
(January 2001)Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Phillip Riter, Company G, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, USA
(January 2001)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Major McMahon, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, USA
(January 2001)
They Went to War: Grinnellians in the War Between the States
By Dann Hayes
(January 2001)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Major Corns, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Major Jerry Davidson, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Joshua Kite, 2nd Virginia Regiment, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with John Wilson, Company D, 23rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with John E. Stewart, Company G, 53rd Ohio Volunteer Infantry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with J.O. Bingham, Company A, 56th Ohio, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Israel Cross, 6th Ohio Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Henry Woodfin, 4th U.S. Cavalry
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Henry Pancake, 5th Virginia Blazer's Scouts, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Henry Adams, Battery B, 1st West Virginia Light Artillery, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with E.P. Steed, Company F, 1st Virginia Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Colonel Weddle, 1st West Virginia, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Colonel George N. Gray, Signal Corps, Mississippi Gunboat Flotilla, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Colonel W.H. Raynor, 56th Ohio Volunteer Infantry USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Charles Shelton, Company E, 2nd Virginia Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with W.S. Merrill, Company K, 2nd West Virginia Cavalry, USA
(December 2000)
Just a Little Bit of History:
Interview with Brady Steece, Company H, 91st Ohio Volunteer Infantry, USA
(December 2000)