History Forum / War History / US Civil War / April 2004

The Confederate flag has 14 stars.Yet only 12 states seceded from the
Union.Should the states of Kentucky and Missouri have a star in the
Confederate flag?
                    -------Clyde

The war was begun at Ft. Sumter & not by the north. Both parties were
responsible for allowing the insane & horrendous Frankenstein of a war
to happen. My fascination for this conflict lies in the fact of it's
existance & severity. I can't beleve we couldn't resove our differences

I have about 2-1/5 hours of video footage I shot at the Hunley Funeral
in Charleston, SC on Saturday April 17, 2004.  I started at 8:00 at
the Battery and captured the entire morning ceremony, about 95% of the
participants in the procession as they marched past me leaving the

I have a webpage for April Confederate Heritage Month with an entry for each
day of the Month.
http://www.templeofdemocracy.com/confederate_heritage_month.htm
Ed Sebesta

I own a Smith carbine with the following details:
Serial No: 20543
Address: Poultney & Trimble, Baltimore USA
Smiths Patent June 23 1857

Can anyone direct me to a web site or whatever that would have *good* recent
photographs of the Hunley and also photographs of the parade and subsequent
funeral services for the crew.  I saw a photograph of a bugler, from the
*FAT* Confederate Brigade playing taps(?) at the funeral ...

Did any of the states,north or south suspend the election of their
governors during the war?
With malice toward none; with charity for all;-----------

Oregon civil war reenactors scheduled to do a lecture and appearance at the
Chemeketa Indian School in Salem were disappointed to find their
presentation cancelled.
Seems students protested the notion of having reenactors in Confederate

Hey, all.  Curious as to how much of an influence Irish folk music had on
Confederate soldier songs.  Web research is leading my all over the place
but I'm not finding what I need.
Anybody have any info, examples or leads?

Before I reach for my wallet, can someone offer an opinion on whether or not
David Morris Potter's _Impending Crisis_ has withstood the test of time.  Is
the book still considered generally valid or has new research relegated it to
the remnants shelf?

Has anyone on here read the above-named novel by Marie Jakober?
It is about a Southern lady who is a convinced Unionist, and sets up a
pro-Union spy ring in Richmond itself.
It is a very good read, and seems to be well researched, but if you believe it,

I am going to be visiting the Seattle area this week. Does anyone know of
any good used bookstores there that specialize in or have large Civil War
sections?  thanks.
Drew

A dealer in CW memorabilia says he has, among other things like reunion
ribbons, an "Eagle discharge". Does anyone recognize this term? In all my
extensive research in the past several year, I don't recall ever coming
across the term. If anyone recognizes it, I'd appreciate your ...

I work for a children's nonfiction book publisher. Does anyone know
where I can purchase an image of Harriet Jacobs, as well as permission
to use that image? Any leads would be welcomed. I don't mind doing a
little digging.

I've been looking for photographs that can be used in a museum exhibit
about our local Civil War veterans and I found a very interesting website
last night at http://pro.corbis.com/default.aspx where I was able to do a
search in "historical" for "Civil War Massachusetts" and got ...