#americancivilwar — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #americancivilwar, aggregated by home.social.
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Popular Science featured the Civil War Tails diorama museum; we just visited them while in Gettysburg in July. Amazing battle dioramas with tiny cat soldiers, detailed terrain, including the 11-foot long Little Round Top diorama. A must for #AmericanCivilWar #history buffs and #cat lovers.
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"Mary Don't You Weep" (alternately titled "O Mary Don't You Weep", "Oh Mary, Don't You Weep, Don't You Mourn", or variations thereof) is a #Spiritual that originates from before the #AmericanCivilWar. As such, scholars sometimes refer to it as a "slave song", "a label that describes their origins among the enslaved", and it contains "coded messages of hope and resistance". It is considered "one of the most important Negro spirituals".
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Confederates In The Attic
Just read this wonderful witty + still relevant 1998 non-fiction book written by Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Tony Horwitz which examines The South's ongoing fascination with the Civil War. I couldn't help but feel like it was written with one eye on the future almost 30 years ago ...
#tonyhorwitz #nonfiction #books #mybookshelf #myreadinglist #bookworld #confederatesintheattic #americancivilwar #thecivilwar
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A Card-Based Wargame about the little-known story of the Free and Independent State of Scott during the American Civil War. #crowdfundQuest #crowdfunding #kickstarter #flyingPigGames #americanCivilWar
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The Life and Legacy of Confederate Guerrilla Leader 'Bloody Bill' Anderson
📰 Original title: Famous Posthumous Photos of “Bloody Bill” Anderson After Being Killed by Union Solders, 1864
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Albert Cashier
Cashier (1843 – 1915) was Irish-born Jennie Hodgers - an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier was one of at least 250 women who enlisted as men to fight. However, Cashier had adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, + maintained it until death. He enlisted in 1862 for a 3 year term + was described as a 5'3" soldier, 29 years old with blue eyes + auburn hair, weighing 110 lbs. Cashier fought in over 40 battles until he was honorably discharged on 1865
After the war, continuing to live as a man, Cashier worked was a church janitor, cemetery worker, + street lamplighter. Living as a man allowed him to vote in elections + to claim a veteran's pension
In 1911, Cashier was hit by a car, resulting in a broken leg. A physician discovered his birth sex in the hospital, but did not disclose the information. No longer able to work, Cashier was moved to a Soldiers & Sailors home. He lived there until a deterioration of mind began to take place + he was moved to a Hospital for the Insane. Attendants at the hospital discovered his birth sex + forced him to wear women's clothes.
Albert Cashier died in 1915 + was buried in uniform with full military honors.
#albertcashier #civilwar #civilwarhistory #soldiers #history #americancivilwar
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A 2-player hex and counter wargame focused on the war in the east from 1861 to 1865. #crowdfundQuest #crowdfunding #kickstarter #worthingtonPublishing #americanCivilWar #wargames
https://www.tabletopsentinel.com/columns/rpg-pdf-spotlight/crowdfund-quest-lees-war-the-war-in-virginia-1861-1865?utm_source=mastodon