Welcome to Nooks & Crannies. This is my exploration—my deep dive—into various aspects of the Civil War, a period in our history that begs better understanding by all Americans. I don’t propose to have all the answers; I don’t even know all the questions. My interest was focused by my association with the RT, listening to folks that are well studied about the period. My enthusiasm for undertaking this project was sparked by John Allen who was president of the RT at the time I became a member.
These articles are not products of original research. They are drawn from others’ books, presentations, and papers to help me better understand the topics at hand. I share them here in hopes that others will find them useful. My intent is also to generate discussion and understanding that will add one more level to the RT’s focus on education. Comments and dialog are invited, so please do not hold back. Just click on “Contact Us” in the menu bar on our home page.
I also invite others to post articles here. In fact, we have several from Ed Kennedy, John Mason, Marjorie Reeves, John Scales, and Kent Wright. The more contributions we have, the fuller the story.
Thanks
– Best regards, Emil Posey
- Maryland in the Civil War – A Profile
- The Free City of Tri-Insula
- Antietam – A study in Calculated Risk
- The Lost Cause
- For Gallantry Above and Beyond the Call of Duty
- Was Secession Legal?
- Two Roads to Gettysburg (Long Version, R1)
- The Battle of Fredericksburg, Little Round Table Facilitator Notes
- Armistead and Garnett – Parallel Lives
- Siege of Vicksburg: Presentation and Lecture Notes
- Antebellum Politics: The Road to Secession
- Why Did Alabama Secede?
- Why Did the Confederacy take the First Shot of the Civil War?
- A Tale of Two Cities
- The Militia Acts of 1792
- American Military Thought in 1860
- The Free State of Winston
- What Price Glory
- Lincoln’s First Message to Congress
- Opening Moves
- All Roads Lead to Richmond
- Maryland, My Maryland
- The Legacies of the Civil War
- The Election of 1864
Guest contributors –
- The Battle of Perryville: Parts 1 and 2 (from our LRT Discussion Group) (Bernard Biederman)
- First Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (USV), Part 1 (Richard Blanton, Jr)Notes Part 1
- First Regiment, Alabama Cavalry (USV), Part 2 (Richard Blanton, Jr.)
- Fort Gaines, Dauphin Island AL (Clive Hollick)
- Confederate Rest Cemetery, Point Clear AL (Clive Hollick)
- Fort McAllister (Clive Hollick)
- Visit to the Fort Blakley Battlefield (Clive Hollick)
- Civil War Heavy Artillery Barrels: How to Recognize & Read Them (Clive Hollick)
- The Last Billy Yank: Corporal Sam Sweinhart, 9th Indiana Infantry (Mark Hubbs)
- Pathosis, Pathos, and Digits: Diseases in the War Between the States (Ed Kennedy)
- A Survey of Alabama’s Economic History from 1795 to 1860 (John Mason)
- James Longstreet and the Misunderstanding at Seven Pines, May 31 – June 1, 1862 (John Mason)
- “My God, We’re Attacked!”: The Federal Command Failure at Shiloh, Tennessee, March-April 1862 (John Mason)
- The Mobile Campaign: July – August 1864 (John Mason)
- Fort Powell: Mobile Bay’s Forgotten Defender (John Mason)
- The Legacy of the American Civil War (John Mason)
- The Federal Occupation of Huntsville and Women of Alabama (Marjorie Ann Reeves)
- Alabama Confederate POWs at Camp Douglas (Marjorie Ann Reeves)
- The War President (Marjorie Ann Reeves)
- Were there or were there not, Black Confederates? (Marjorie Ann Reeves)
- Swashbuckling Dalton (Marjorie Ann Reeves)
- The Self-Righteous Cause (John Scales)
- On the Legality of Secession by the States that then formed the Confederacy (John Scales)
- Was Fort Pillow a “Massacre” or Not? (John Scales)
- Civil War Coroner’s Inquest: The Death of Captain Freeman (John Scales)
- Was Secession Legal? (Kent Wright)
- Blockade, Counter Blockade, and Foreign Policy (Kent Wright)
- Conflicted Friendships: John Bull, Uncle Sam and King Cotton in the War for Southern Independence (Kent Wright)
- Lincoln’s Right to Preserve the Union (Kent Wright)
