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If the shoe was on the other foot... Confederate troops in the North

When I read about the “horrors of war” inflicted upon Southerners (most especially civilians) by Union troops, I wonder what stories would have come out of the war if the Confederate army … more »

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Reflections on Cold Mountain... and a little more

cenantua wrote 4 months ago: While the movie Cold Mountain has been out for sometime, I found a very interesting link to “C … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Confederate conscription, Cold Mountain, Confederate Home Guard, Shenandoah Valley, Southern Loyalist Claims, 62nd Virginia Mounted Infantry, Confederate militia, Battle of New Market

If the shoe was on the other foot... Confederate troops in the North

cenantua wrote 1 day ago: When I read about the “horrors of war” inflicted upon Southerners (most especially civil … more »

Tags: "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, Bradley T. Johnson, Burning of Chambersburg, Chambersburg, Civil War atrocities against civilians, Conduct of Confederate soldiers on Northern soil, Conduct of Union soldiers in the South

The fate of Southern Unionists in the upcoming sesquicentennial

cenantua wrote 1 week ago: I’ve been thinking about this and I’m concerned. As we rapidly approach the sesquicenten … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, Southern Unionists, Stonewall Jackson, Gen. George Henry Thomas, Chancellorsville, Civil War Sesquicentennial, Virginia Sesquicentennial Commemoration of the American

Southern Unionists as traitors to the Confederacy? — 2 comments

cenantua wrote 1 month ago: Recently, I read something about somebody portraying Gen. George H. Thomas at living histories and s … more »

Tags: "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, Berkeley County, David Hunter Strother, Enemies of the Country, George H. Thomas, Harper's Ferry, John C. Inscoe

Looking forward... and the thought of analyzing Southern Loyalist Claims — 1 comment

cenantua wrote 2 months ago: It might seem like I have laid aside my focus on Civil War “memory,” but I’ve actu … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, Civil War memory, Confederacy, Shenandoah Valley, Southern Loyalist Claims, Lost Cause Myth, referendum on secession

An unconventional use of blog space — the rough draft of my hypertext nonfiction, "Being Cenantua"

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: It’s most certainly a work in-progress, but for what it’s worth, I’m opening acces … more »

Tags: digital history, Reflections on "personal memory" of the Civil War, " hypertext nonfiction, Being Cenantua, Being John Malcovitch, Cenantua's Blog, Civil War memory, Eastgate, Electronic Literature

An obsession with the American Civil War? — 1 comment

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Yes, and some people just don’t get it. I mean, I know there are a lot of people out there who … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Civil War memory, Shenandoah Valley, Cumberland Valley, Virginia, Harrisonburg, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Gettysburg, Massanutten Rangers

Anxious for secesh; not so anxious to fight

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: No, it wasn’t a standard feeling of those who voted for “secesh,” but I do think i … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Southern Unionists, Stonewall brigade, Virginia, referendum on secession, secession, secesh, Page County Virginia, John Shuler

Crunching the number of votes between elections and the referendum on secession in the Shenandoah — 4 comments

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Speaking of crunched… ohhhhh, with only three weeks left in the semester, I’ve been crun … more »

Tags: American Civil War, "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, 1856 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, 1859 gubernatorial vote, 1860 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, referendum on secession, Shenandoah Valley, Southern Loyalist Claims

Bidding farewell to Major Dundee — 3 comments

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Pausing briefly in my postings about the Shenandoah Valley, I wanted to reflect a bit on the dea … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Reflections on "personal memory" of the Civil War, Civil War memory, el cid, Charlton Heston, The Ten Commandments, Major Dundee, Gray Lady Down, Planet of the Apes

Returns for the 1856 Presidential & 1859 Gubernatorial Vote in the Shenandoah Valley

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Still need the returns for the 1860 Presidential election, but, in the meantime, this is a start. Th … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Shenandoah Valley, 1860 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, 1856 Presidential returns for the Shenandoah Valley, 1859 Gubernatorial returns for the Shenandoah Valley, William Leftwich Goggin, Millard Fillmore, James Buchanan, John Letcher

Southern Unionist Claims for the Shenandoah Valley — 3 comments

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: While the referendum vote on secession for the different counties of the Shenandoah Valley may refle … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Southern Unionists, Valley of the Shadow, Virginia, Rockbridge County, Page County, Berkeley County, Jefferson County, West Virginia

Referendum numbers on secession in the Shenandoah Valley — 2 comments

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Considering I brought up the use of coercion in the referendum for secession in Virginia (and more s … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Shenandoah Valley, God's Generals, Rockbridge County, Page County, Coercion, referendum on secession, Berkeley County, Jefferson County

Recalling another instance of "shuffled" Civil War "memory"

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: Quick story today… A couple of years ago, I ran into a gentleman in the Shenandoah Valley who … more »

Tags: American Civil War, "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, Stonewall brigade, "Shuffled" Civil War memory, Francis Perry Cave, Perry Francis Cave, 7th Virginia Cavalry, Turner Ashby, 66th Ohio Infantry

Valley of the Shadow Project and Civil War Memory

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: I had planned on posting about something to do with Southern Unionists today, but in the course of d … more »

Tags: digital history, American Civil War, Southern Unionists, Valley of the Shadow, SCV, Staunton Virginia, Augusta County Virginia, Southern Claims Commission Papers, Grand Camp Confederate Veterans of Virginia

Reflections on Hewitt's statements about the "Lost Cause"

cenantua wrote 3 months ago: I found Hewitt’s comments about the Lost Cause while surfing the Web a couple of years ago and … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Reflections on "personal memory" of the Civil War, Abraham Lincoln, Grand Army of the Republic, James McPherson, Lost Cause mythology, This Might Scourge, United Confederate Veterans, William Hewitt

Assumptions (maybe?... and hopefully not mine) and Civil War "memory" — 2 comments

cenantua wrote 4 months ago: Thanks to a recent comment, I’ve been made aware of an error. Well, at least it appears to be … more »

Tags: American Civil War, "Shuffled" memory of the Civil War, Civil War memory, Winchester National Cemetery, Winchester Virginia, Andersonville National Historic Site, Andersonville Georgia, Staunton National Cemetery, Staunton Virginia

"Do you love this country?!" - disturbing reflections on Civil War "memory" — 1 comment

cenantua wrote 4 months ago: Just last fall, I was at a reenactment where I encountered one of my old friends. Now, I need to se … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, Civil War memory, Southern Unionists, reluctant Confederates, reenactments, Confederate reenactor, building blocks for Civil War memory, disillusioned Confederates

"Building blocks" of Civil War "memory" — 3 comments

cenantua wrote 4 months ago: In yesterday’s post I mentioned some personal connections to the Civil War. Specifically, I re … more »

Tags: American Civil War, Re-inventing memory of the Civil War, Reflections on "personal memory" of the Civil War, battlefield visit, Civil War biographies, Civil War memory, Civil War memory building blocks, FAMILY STORIES, Military Records


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