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WTCW Essential Books: Fort Donelson

WTCW Essential Books: Fort Donelson

WTCW Essential Books: Fort Donelson

Darryl R. Smith

Feb 1, 20243 min read

Middle Creek - Suggested Books & Visitor's Guide

Middle Creek - Suggested Books & Visitor's Guide

Middle Creek - Suggested Books & Visitor's Guide

Darryl R. Smith

Jan 10, 20247 min read

Morgan's Second Kentucky Raid - The Skirmish at New Haven

Morgan's Second Kentucky Raid - The Skirmish at New Haven

Morgan's Second Kentucky Raid - The Skirmish at New Haven

Darryl R. Smith

Dec 30, 20238 min read

“Hemming him in” The Battle of Munfordville Sept. 16, 1862

“Hemming him in” The Battle of Munfordville Sept. 16, 1862

“Hemming him in” The Battle of Munfordville Sept. 16, 1862

Dec 18, 202310 min read

"You have more work cut out for you than you bargained for!" The Unique Battle of Hartsville

"You have more work cut out for you than you bargained for!" The Unique Battle of Hartsville

"You have more work cut out for you than you bargained for!" The Unique Battle of Hartsville

Dec 4, 202319 min read

More Kentucky Brother Against Brother

More Kentucky Brother Against Brother

More Kentucky Brother Against Brother

Darryl R. Smith

Dec 1, 20236 min read

"They Need Not Wish to Know" Picket Duty with the 6th Indiana

"They Need Not Wish to Know" Picket Duty with the 6th Indiana

"They Need Not Wish to Know" Picket Duty with the 6th Indiana

Nov 21, 20235 min read

"There Were Actual Windrows Made in the Ranks"

"There Were Actual Windrows Made in the Ranks"

"There Were Actual Windrows Made in the Ranks"

Nov 15, 20233 min read

Aboard the USS Cincinnati

Aboard the USS Cincinnati

Aboard the USS Cincinnati

Nov 6, 20234 min read

More Than Just Grit – Civil War Leadership, Logistics and Teamwork in the West, 1862--A Review

More Than Just Grit – Civil War Leadership, Logistics and Teamwork in the West, 1862--A Review

More Than Just Grit – Civil War Leadership, Logistics and Teamwork in the West, 1862--A Review

Nov 3, 20233 min read

A Groundhog Letter

A Groundhog Letter

A Groundhog Letter

Darryl R. Smith

Oct 31, 20234 min read

Feeding the Conspiracies: A Letter From Knoxville

Feeding the Conspiracies: A Letter From Knoxville

Feeding the Conspiracies: A Letter From Knoxville

Oct 30, 20234 min read

Easy Cash and Easy Duty

Easy Cash and Easy Duty

Easy Cash and Easy Duty

Oct 27, 20237 min read

Rethinking the Civil War Service of "Acting Major General" Charles Champion Gilbert

Rethinking the Civil War Service of "Acting Major General" Charles Champion Gilbert

Rethinking the Civil War Service of "Acting Major General" Charles Champion Gilbert

Darryl R. Smith

Oct 1, 20239 min read

2023 Perryville Symposium

2023 Perryville Symposium

2023 Perryville Symposium

Sep 5, 20232 min read

Père Turgis Armée du Tennessee

Père Turgis Armée du Tennessee

Père Turgis Armée du Tennessee

Sep 1, 202315 min read

Stankie...who?

Stankie...who?

Stankie...who?

Darryl R. Smith

Sep 1, 20234 min read

"Things are different down here" A Union Soldier in the South

"Things are different down here" A Union Soldier in the South

"Things are different down here" A Union Soldier in the South

Aug 15, 20233 min read

A POW Letter From Johnson's Island

A POW Letter From Johnson's Island

A POW Letter From Johnson's Island

Darryl R. Smith

Aug 1, 20235 min read

The 26th Kentucky at the Battle of Nashville

The 26th Kentucky at the Battle of Nashville

The 26th Kentucky at the Battle of Nashville

Jul 6, 20234 min read

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