DOCSLIB.ORG

Tuesday April 9, 2019 The

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text
Tuesday April 9, 2019 The THE APRIL 2019 ISSUE PRESENTATION OF THE DISCUSSION GROUP AT THE CIVIL WAR REPORTER AT VOLUME NUMBER 21 ISSUE NUMBER 11 CRYSTAL LAKE, ILLINOIS WOODSTOCK, ILLINOIS TUESDAY APRIL 9, 2019 THE OF By U.S. AMBULANCE CORPS Trevor Steinbach WIKIPEDIA Medicine The U.S. Ambulance Corps was a unit of the In The UnionArmy during the American Civil War which American Civil War By Dr. Mary Williams, R.N. D.C. was designed and initially formed as a separate unit only within the Army of the Potomac, due to the The Civil War came at a time when there were notable efforts of, Dr. Jonathan Letterman, Medical very few advancements in medicine and the Director of the Army of the Potomac, along with treatment of injuries and ailments. Dr. William Hammond, the U.S. Surgeon-General. Although medications and the methods of Until August 1862, the lack of trained ambulance Wikipedia, treating injuries were in their infancy, weapons drivers meant that the wounded had to wait an The Battle of Shiloh (also known as the technology was advancing almost daily, as was extremely long period of time before they would Battle of Pittsburg Landing) was a battle in their ability to wreak havoc on the human body. receive medical care or even be taken off the the Western Theater of the American Civil As a result, this created many problems when it battlefield. This all changed during the Battle of War, fought April 6–7, 1862, in southwestern came to saving the lives of soldiers. Severe Antietam in September 1862 when a new system Tennessee. A Union force known as the infections were very common and hindered would allow for the wounded men to be transferred Army of the Tennessee (Major General treatment and the healing process. quickly so there could be fewer deaths. The corps Ulysses S. Grant) had moved via the also established that ambulances were part of a Tennessee River deep into the state where The overall living environment of the soldier in more centralized organization. Due to public he was encamped principally at Pittsburg camp was unsanitary, as were the field hospitals pressure, the Army created an Ambulance Corps Landing on the west bank of the Tennessee and dressing stations, disease would ran for all units and theaters of operation, through the River, which was where the Confederate rampant. When it came down to the cause of Ambulance Corps Act of March 11, 1864. Army of Mississippi (General Albert Sidney death of Civil War soldiers, illness was twice as Johnston, P. G. T. Beauregard second-in- likely to be the culprit versus an injury sustained The Confederate armies had no record of any such command) launched quite the surprise attack on the field of battle and during a campaign. service available within their armies during the war. on U.S. Gen. Grant's relatively green troops. from its base of operations located in Corinth, of both Union and Confederate army Mississippi. Johnston was mortally wounded chaplains during the Civil War. during the fighting; Beauregard took command of the army and decided against pressing the Army Chaplains Serve attack any farther late in the evening. As Field and Staff Officers Overnight, Grant was reinforced by one of his Most military clergy during the Civil War divisions stationed further north and was also served as regimental chaplains and joined by three more divisions from the Army of accompanied the armies on campaign, the Ohio (Maj. Gen. Don Carlos Buell). although many were assigned to post and field hospitals as well. Regimental chaplains The Union forces began a most unexpected usually served as part of the headquarters or counterattack the next morning which reversed field and staff officers rather than being the Confederate gains of the previous day. FAITH ON THE FIRING LINE attached to specific companies. In the ARMY CHAPLAINS National Archives, chaplain service is On April 6, the first day of the battle, the IN THE CIVIL WAR documented in the same way as volunteer Confederates struck with the intention of By John P. Deeben soldiers, with compiled military service records driving the Union defenders away from the For National Arcives Prologue Magazine (CMSRs) located in the Records of the river and into the swamps of Owl Creek to the Adjutant General's Office (AGO), Record west. Johnston hoped to defeat Grant's army On the late afternoon of July 2, 1863, the Group (RG) 94. before the anticipated arrival of Buell and the regiments of the Second Brigade, First Division in the Second Corps of the Army of the Army of the Ohio. The War Department began compiling carded Potomac—the famed Irish Brigade—assembled service records for Union soldiers in the 1890s The Confederate battle lines became confused on Cemetery Ridge to confront the devastating to improve the verification process for pension during the fighting, and Grant's men fell back Confederate assaults on the second day of the applications. The War Department clerks had to the northeast, in the direction of Pittsburg battle of Gettysburg. abstracted service data for each soldier from a Landing. A Union position on a slightly sunken variety of available sources, including muster road, nicknamed the "Hornet's Nest" and As the brigade prepared to advance, a lone rolls, payrolls, morning reports, and other was mostly defended by the divisions of Brig. figure climbed upon a large boulder to address regimental records, onto a series of cards, Gens. Benjamin Prentiss and William H. L. the troops. creating a succinct personal history that Wallace, which provided time for the remainder In one of the more famous moments of the usually identified the volunteer's rank, dates of of the Union line to stabilize under the battle—a scene so well known that it was later enlistment and discharge, presence or protection of numerous artillery batteries. recreated by Hollywood in the 1993 film absence at monthly roll calls, and any other Wallace was mortally wounded when his Gettysburg—one of the brigade chaplains, noteworthy activities. position collapsed, while several other Father William Corby, performed an impromptu Carded service records for Union chaplains regimentsa from the two divisions were rite of general absolution (the collective are filed in the series "Carded Records, eventually surrounded and had surrendered. forgiveness of sins without prior individual Volunteer Organizations: Civil War" (entry Johnston was shot in the leg and bled to death confession) for the assemblage of predominantly 519) in RG 94. Arranged by state, then by while leading an attack. Beauregard had Irish Catholic soldiers. Fortified by the blessing, arm of service, then numerically by unit and acknowledged just how tired his army was the Irish Brigade moved forward into the killing alphabetically by name, most of the records from the day's exertions and decided against zone known as the Wheatfield, adding one more are textual; only service records for border assaulting the final Union position that night. chapter to its distinguished career. states, western states and territories, and Tired but unfought and well-organized men Father Corby’s actions at Gettysburg highlight southern states that raised Union regiments from Buell's army and a division of Grant's the important religious service that military have been microfilmed and now digitized on army arrived in the evening of April 6 and chaplains provided to the common soldier during www.Fold3.com .3 Separate indexes exist for helped turn the tide the next morning, when the Civil War. Clergymen of all faiths and the records of each state. the Union commanders launched a denominations served with distinction in both In addition to Father Corby, whose service counterattack along the entire battleline. Union and Confederate armies, overseeing the moral and spiritual well-being of the troops. record is filed with the 88th New York Infantry, The Confederate forces were then forced Such care proved essential to soldiers who the series includes information about Rev. to retreat, which ended their hopes of blocking faced the constant uncertainty of violence and John Hobart, whose lengthy career as the Union advance into northern Mississippi. death on the battlefield and reinforced the chaplain of the Eighth Wisconsin Infantry from religious underpinnings of a society in which December 16, 1862, to September 5, 1865, The Battle of Shiloh was recorded with the faith played a much more immediate role in daily was briefly interrupted by a dismissal for highest number of casualties of war recorded life—the Civil War, after all, occurred in the inefficiency from July 15 to October 10, 1864. in American history until the Battle of Stones midst of one of the largest evangelical revival Interestingly, Hobart's spouse, Elvira Gibson River, which was then surpassed by the Battle movements (the Third Great Awakening) of the Hobart, also served unofficially as chaplain of of Chancellorsville during the next year and 19th century. the First Wisconsin Heavy Artillery; and soon after that, casualties would once again be regrettably, no service record exists for her topped by the three-day Battle of Gettysburg, The military service of Army chaplains, because Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton which was recorded as the highest-casualty list therefore, deserves considerable attention. The refused to muster her formally into service of the entire war. National Archives and Records Administration despite an appointment by Wisconsin holds various sources that document the service governor James T. Lewis. Service records for Confederate chaplains Jonathan Letterman (Letterman) is known as Previously, regimental surgeons performed their are located in the series "Carded Records “the Father of Battlefield Medicine”. duties for their particular regiments only. Showing Military Service, 1861–65 and He was born in 1821 in Canonsburg, Pa.
Load more

Recommended publications
  • Jonathan Letterman
    Doctor’s Orders – Jonathan Letterman SUBJECT TEACHER GRADE DATE American Studies NMCWM 04/08 Drafted: 5/11/2020 Unit: Civil War Rachel Moses Lesson: Jonathan Letterman TIME REQUIRED 30/45 Minutes OVERVIEW While he may not have been a general, Jonathan Letterman changed the course of the Civil War and of American medicine. His innovation and retooling of the Union Army’s Medical Corps during the chaotic battles of 1862 made him a hero of Civil War medicine. Jonathan Letterman became the Medical Director of the Army of the Potomac on July 4, 1862. By this time, the Civil War had been raging for more than a year and the Medical Corps was in disarray. Previous Medical Directors had largely failed in their duty to adequately care for the sick and wounded on the battlefield. At the Battle of First Bull Run in July 1861, many wounded were left on the battlefield to suffer for days in the hot sun. The ambulance system of the United States Army had failed them. Letterman arrived at a crucial time; by the end of August, the Union army was on the retreat again from Bull Run. General Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia began crossing the river into Union-controlled Maryland. The stage was set for the biggest challenge of Jonathan Letterman’s life. His reorganization of the Ambulance Corps, field hospitals, and development of a tiered system of care on the battlefield forever changed how the wounded were evacuated and treated. As a testament to this, following the Battle of Antietam on September 17, 1862, over 10,000 wounded were evacuated off the battlefield within 24 hours, an incredible feat considering the department’s previous performance.
    [Show full text]
  • “It Rushed Into the Fight with Its Well
    IRISH BRIGADE Edited by Robert McLernon IRISH BRIGADE “…It Rushed Into The Fight With Its Well-known Gallantry…” I often find tributes to the courage and gallantry of the Irish Brigade in combat. William F. Fox Regimental Losses In The Civil War (1889) Page 118: “The Irish Brigade was, probably, the best known of any brigade organization, it having made an unusual reputation for dash and gallantry. The remarkable precision of its evolutions under fire; its desperate attack on the impregnable wall at Marye’s Heights; its never failing promptness on every field, and its long continuous service, made for it a name inseparable from the history of the war.” Joseph G. Bilby Remember Fontenoy! Introduction: “It was, many said, the best brigade in the Army of the Potomac. Some said it was the best brigade in the whole Union army and perhaps the best infantry brigade on either side in the American Civil War. Others, with the perspective of history, have come to believe it may have been the best infantry brigade that ever was.” William F. Fox Final Report on the Battlefield of Gettysburg – New York at Gettysburg, p. 485: “It would be impossible to write the history of the Army of the Potomac without giving the highest of praise to the gallant Irish Brigade.” “Their deeds will be remembered in song and in story so long as the history of our country is read. Irishmen everywhere have reason to be proud of the Irish Brigade.” Speech of Col. James D. Brady, 63rd New York “The Irish Brigade’s loss of 961 soldiers killed or mortally wounded in action was exceeded by only two other brigades in the Union army.” Fox “Regimental Losses” The other two were the Vermont Brigade, and the Iron Brigade.
    [Show full text]
  • VOL. XLIII, NO. 8 Michigan Regimental Round Table Newsletter—Page 1 August 2003
    VOL. XLIII, NO. 8 Michigan Regimental Round Table Newsletter—Page 1 August 2003 "It wasn't like a battle at all…it was more like Indian warfare," remembered John McClure, a young private in the 14th Indiana Infantry. "I hid behind a tree and looked out. Across the way…was a rebel aiming at me. I put my hat on a stick…and stuck it out from behind the tree-as bait. Then I saw him peep out of the thicket and I shot him. It was the first time I'd ever seen the man I'd killed, and it was an awful feeling." This deadly incident, on May 5, 1864, was only one of such commonplace bloody episodes that occurred in the bitter struggle known as the Wilderness. Beginning in 1864 North and South stood in weary stalemate. All of the Federal victories from the previous year, including Gettysburg and Vicksburg, had seriously weakened the Confederacy, but, it remained bowed, not broken. For the North to win the war, now starting its fourth year, the Confederate armies must be crushed. The South, conversely, had one final hope: stymie the North's plans and count upon a war-weary Northern home front to force the conflict to the peace table. Now in early May of 1864, the two most notable titans of the Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee, were about to come face-to-face in a final showdown to determine the war's outcome. Grant, whose roller coaster career had nearly ended on several occasions, was given the revitalized rank of Lieutenant General by President Lincoln, and the amazingly difficult task of besting the Army of Northern Virginia, something his predecessors had found nigh impossible.
    [Show full text]
  • Pdf Images 83-95
    Annual Catalogue OF THE.... i University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 1 8 9 3 - 9 4 . FIFTIETH Annual Catalogue ....of the.... University of Notre Dame, Notre Dame, Indiana. 1 8 9 3=9 4 . PUBLISHED BY THE UNIVERSITY. TRIBUNE PRINTING COMPANY PRESS, SOUTH BEND, INDIANA. 0 MAR't TRUSTEES OF THE UNIVERSITY. 3 Board of Trustees. VERY REV. WILLIAM CORBY, C. S. C., P r e s id e n t . REV. DANIEL J. SPILLARD, C. S. C., V i c e -P r e s i d e n t . REV. ANDREW MORRISSEY, C. S. C., C h a n c e l l o r . REV. JOHN A. ZAHM, C. S. C., S e c r e t a r y . BRO. EDWARD, C. S. C., T r e a s u r e r . 4 UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME. Officers of the University. REV. ANDREW MORRISSEY, C. S. C., P r e s id e n t . R e v . JAM ES J. F R E N C H , C. S. C., Vice President and Director of Studies. R e v . MARTIN J. REGAN, C. S. C., Prefect of Discipline. R e v . D A N IE L J. S P IL L A R D , C. S. C., Prefect of Religion. BRO. PAUL, C. S. C., S e c r e t a r y . BRO. CELESTINE, C. S. C., A ssist a n t S e c r e t a r y . Assistant Prefects of Discipline. Brownson Hall. B ro . EMMANUEL, C.
    [Show full text]
  • Pioneering Houston
    Pioneering Houston EMS: Answering the Call By La’Nora Jefferson, James Thornock, and Paulina De Paz In the wee hours of the morning, dispatcher Bill Hausinger’s half-hearted emergency care in the field without proper voice crackled over the radio at Station 19. “Okay, I got a training or equipment. By the late 1960s and early 1970s, woman about to have a baby at 1818 Brackenridge,” he however, consolidated emergency medical services, often said, quickly dispatching Glen Morris and Otis Owens to the run by local government agencies, emerged as a solution to woman’s home. “You got it? You got it? Okay,” Hausinger the problem. With city leaders supporting the implementa- confirmed before asking, “What? What?” and then reply- tion of emergency care under the Houston Fire Department ing with urgency, “Time is 0-0-30. All right. I’ll give you the (HFD), Houston soon became a national leader in setting time later! Just get to 1818 Brackenridge!” With that order, protocols and in quality of care, a distinction it continues to the call ended, marking the birth of Houston Emergency hold today. Medical Services (EMS) thirty minutes after midnight on April 10, 1971.1 “THE NEGLECTED DISEASE” ••• In 1966 the Committee of Trauma and Committee on Shock in the Division of Medical Sciences of the National ouston EMS personnel recall stories of an auto accident Academy of Sciences National Research Council (NAS) re- H on a Houston roadway, most likely on Westheimer near leased a white paper, “Accidental Death and Disability: The its current intersection with Loop 610.
    [Show full text]
  • Farmington Town Clerks and Their Times CT
    /-i-?f /{/C/•'{'> \-OtXcx FARMINGTON TOWN CLERKS' AND THEIR TIMES Of this book there have been printed four hundred copies of which this is Number':3.^^-^ ii t:? » — — '* • * ^I ■ * % ^ ^ '\ --^lAniy,-. 'tS Icn^^o-. P.^'^S-.;ivl''/^ ' jCc kii.iAUiM.i::'i.c^ heUoxYj- ike 'rrp^Kf^' 'S> ^" ■ tCboai-e/i loiliem-ion. /AG i-oo- X^tf.r ^(i^e- ^ fee ^ ^' X' fywtne^r //^Y ^^ •pLOjSf^'. xrKa^--YOttS h) ^'''ir ^'ty^^—'y'^^'^'nff/lt-nS'Sv'Z ^•'tmtrrv^^t oi- ine sj?>ft''*''»^'. ^ ^Z' pia6t'>oi/t Je^>^'^kk,p^« •-ptW:•^o^e^on. ff i:^(-{^ '{^(' £ef'j Mtrtidif^'lp ^n. ^AtLe-. p'?rtS-/' »vr ^ - -l-A-CS ^2y»tj Aoen.'. -ini Jriiriinx.^ U aU.C.'ite ■ /('iiij oik-etr- qx'ttu-.Sf^ ax\<^-%KCi(^:/^sff-S it/irAi a Ar- -p£i't-;i'^i^^»o'>^' ^ Ckiiit tuuif. \^tCc '•■- - f r*«f- ( - ~jr ^ ^ fl # • / -j-^ wteriftrx i*iri[£ ^ •■}\n^defm. bctC\f~ ! ^ ''Jo V^l?"'"'".-, bj^ati—. Af" •t;a/ZE ' o-'~" * J^"'";.-' / " •' '. -/a'c £ettde'. tif ■/'***^ AttrL <yf> ■ ♦ '-y /i -i-/.r ytd^n US ^f^J£2r^kc^ .y i i . J/ ♦/ /- ^...•_Z/x /_Z «^«>a h<?v!l ^I "W .£* cf Uifn > ' wtA:;, tti>j Ac A»t'- ^^/'is»«-5' ih'entfj^A hit'T-: Sf/n "-yiCCyi ^ /v/iLtt— i-it- iv'-^' *;.i * '"' :^, . ■ I 'tuLir^h.- (J'ARMINGTON TOWN GLERKR AND THEIR TIMES ■JS M (1645-1940) •UAH - L MH--VV-- • fSiJ-iJAr ,•.. .. .■: RSk''^. V ■ T BY MABEL S. H URLBURT A'y*: ■ . i;.'.-^ :- = ' ^ J-^'^.- V«^- a ^'/ s^apA of record dated 1650, of the agreement of distribution of land to the Tunxis Indians.
    [Show full text]
  • "War Is a Hellish Way of Settling a Dispute" Dr. Jonathan Letterman and the Tortuous Path
    “War is a hellish way of settling a dispute” Dr. Jonathan Letterman and the Tortuous Path of Medical Care from Manassas to Camp Letterman Matthew Atkinson, Gettysburg NMP A battlefield is like no other place on Earth. It is where men come to settle questions, test their resolve, and where the winner lives and the loser often dies. In the blink of an eye, friends are lost forever. In the years afterward, as old men tell their stories to young kin, memories fade; all that carnage, bloodshed, and strife are forgotten, sometimes on purpose. But, then again, who could blame them? We remember the brave ones—the men who stood out amidst the fray. As young boys, we emulate them; as men, we celebrate them. This is the story of those we do not wish to remember. Those twenty-two-year-old boys mangled for life in an instant: bullets or other projectiles impacting bone, severing arteries, mangling tissue until what once was a thriving life is reduced to a crumpled, disfigured mass of humanity. This scene has been repeated over and over multiple times in warfare through the centuries. Our microcosm for examining this tragedy is Gettysburg. Chaplain Anson Haines of the 15th New Jersey paints the picture well: The vast number of the wounded received attention on the 4th, which could not be given them while the battle was in progress. The scenes at the hospitals were often of the most shocking kind. The human body was wounded and torn in every conceivable manner. No description can portray the work of the surgeons at the amputating table.
    [Show full text]
  • The Transformation of Prehospital Response in Rural West Texas
    History of EMS John A. Griswold MD, FACS Chair Emeritus Dept. of Surgery TTUHSC Medical Director TJH Burn Center UMC Disclosures • No financial or relevant relationships to disclose at this time Objectives • At the completion of this presentation the attendees should understand the unique aspects involved with care of injured patients in rural west Texas • At the completion of this presentation the attendees will be able to describe the early development of prehospital/first response services in rural west Texas • At the completion of this presentation the attendees should understand the complexity and state-of-the-art capability that exists with current prehospital response services in rural west Texas. History of EMS • “War which as it’s primary aim is to destroy and maim – at the same time provides paradoxically the opportunity for rapid advances in medical knowledge” Napoleonic Wars 1803 - 1815 The birth of battle triage of injured 1487 - Vehicles for purpose of evacuation of injured first used by Spanish in the battle of Malaga 1542 – Ambroise Pare first to Develop structure for battlefield Wound treatment Used dressings to cover wounds Ligature to stop bleeding Dominique Jean Larrey – militatry physician to Napolean developed protocols for triage severity of wounded and coined the term Ambulance for organized evacuation of casualties Napoleon ambulance Crimean War – 1853 to 1856 615,000 casualties with over 500,000 deaths Almost all due to disease British/Turks/French vs. Russia History of EMS Civil War 1861 to 1865 Joseph Barres and Jonathan Letterman expand on Larrey’s work 2-wheeled and 4-wheeled horse drawn evacuation carts Civil War History of EMS Civil War 1861 - 1865 • AMEDD – Army Medical Department – 1861 • Role = prevent disease, clear battlefield of casualties, treat the sick and injured • Each regiment (300 – 500 men) had five 2-wheeled and one 4-wheeled horse-drawn wagons for evacuation of the injured • Contract civilian drivers History of EMS Civil War 1861 - 1865 • 1862 – Maj.
    [Show full text]
  • Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care
    Civil War Book Review Fall 2013 Article 20 Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care Rea Redd Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr Recommended Citation Redd, Rea (2013) "Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 15 : Iss. 4 . DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.15.4.20 Available at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol15/iss4/20 Redd: Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, the Civil War Doctor Who Pio Review Redd, Rea Fall 2013 McGaugh, Scott Surgeon in Blue: Jonathan Letterman, The Civil War Doctor Who Pioneered Battlefield Care. Arcade Publishing, $25.95 ISBN 978-1-61145-839-8 Saving Lives On Battlefields: Jonathan Letterman’s Innovations During the Civil War The American Civil War was fought before the medical community understood germs, which had been seen under a microscope but had yet to be named. During its first battles the wounded were left where they fell unless they hobbled away with the help of a comrade. Wounded soldiers, lucky to find themselves away from the battlefields, sat on cities’ curbs and on the front steps of homes and waiting for caregivers to arrive. In July 1861, Williams S. King, the medical director of Irvin McDowell’s Federal army arrived only a few days before the troops began their march toward Manassas Junction, Virginia. King estimated that he would need 20 wagons of medical supplies to accompany the army. The quartermaster of the army denied the request. Though 50 wagons were available for ambulance duty, they were driven by musicians who had no other specific task to perform in this instance.
    [Show full text]
  • A Defense of the 63Rd New York State Volunteer Regiment of the Irish Brigade Patricia Vaticano
    University of Richmond UR Scholarship Repository Master's Theses Student Research 5-2008 A defense of the 63rd New York State Volunteer Regiment of the Irish Brigade Patricia Vaticano Follow this and additional works at: http://scholarship.richmond.edu/masters-theses Recommended Citation Vaticano, Patricia, "A defense of the 63rd New York State Volunteer Regiment of the Irish Brigade" (2008). Master's Theses. Paper 703. This Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Research at UR Scholarship Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in Master's Theses by an authorized administrator of UR Scholarship Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. A DEFENSE OF THE 63RD NEW YORK STATE VOLUNTEER REGIMENT OF THE IRISH BRIGADE By PATRICIA VATICANO Master of Arts in History University of Richmond 2008 Dr. Robert C. Kenzer, Thesis Director During the American Civil War, New York State’s irrepressible Irish Brigade was alternately composed of a number of infantry regiments hailing both from within New York City and from within and without the state, not all of them Irish, or even predominantly so. The Brigade’s core structure, however, remained constant throughout the war years and consisted of three all-Irish volunteer regiments with names corresponding to fighting units made famous in the annuals of Ireland’s history: the 69th, the 88th, and the 63rd. The 69th, or Fighting 69th, having won praise and homage for its actions at First Bull Run, was designated the First Regiment of the Brigade and went on to even greater glory in the Civil War and every American war thereafter.
    [Show full text]
  • From the President …
    GRAND ARMY SCOUT Newsletter of the GAR Civil War Museum & Library Spring 2018 Where the Civil War comes alive! From the President …. Our Annual Meeting Each September the Grand Army of the Republic Civil BOARD OF DIRECTORS War Museum and Library holds its annual meeting. It is President HUGH BOYLE a meeting for the membership. It is at that time when Executive Director board members are elected, the museum status is HUGH BOYLE Vice President - Programs stated, such as the financial report. Accomplishments ANTHONY WASKIE, PH.D. Treasurer - Curator are reported and future plans and projects are offered. HERB KAUFMAN Secretary It is also at time for the members to voice the hopes for MARY ANN HARTNER the museum. It is the most important meeting of the Board Emeritus MARGARET E. ATKINSON th year. This year the meeting is on September 30 , the last Sunday of the WALT LAFTY – Research Administrator JOE PERRY – Librarian month. We ask all our membership to attend. MICHAEL E. PETER KATHLEEN M. SMITH – Membership, Special Events There are three board spots up for election. Herb Kaufman and Joe BOARD OF ADVISORS Perry, current board members have chosen to be in the election EDWIN BEARSS ALBERT EL process. Due to the untimely death of Teo Monteiro there is an open DR. GARY GROVE spot for the board. This is an election process and all spots are up for DR. ALLEN C. GUELZO election. Any member of the museum can be nominated by another ROBERT E. HANRAHAN, JR. LEON KING, ESQ. member, and that can be done by submitting a name to myself at JAMES M.
    [Show full text]
  • 3-17 Civil War Firsts 1 of 3 a Living Resource Guide to Lincoln's Life and Legacy
    3-17 Civil War Firsts 1 of 3 A Living Resource Guide to Lincoln's Life and Legacy CIVIL WAR FIRSTS Military . On the land o The Gatling Gun – invented by Dr. Richard Gatling, the Gatling gun operated by turning a hand-crank to rotate six gun barrels around a central shaft, each barrel firing 100 rounds per minute o Land-mines – highly explosive bombs placed under dirt or brush and exploded by contact (first used at the Battle of Yorktown by Confederate General Gabriel Raines’ troops) o Repeating rifles – designed – and improved – by Christopher Spencer in 1860 to accommodate rapid re-loading of a lever-operated rifle o Long-range rifles – a rifle-musket designed to make accuracy from a distance possible; the invention of rifling (grooves incised within the barrel) allowed bullets to spin and to reach targets up to 900 feet away. o The mini bullet – ammunition that spun even faster in the new grooved (rifled) gun barrels; it led to far greater accuracy at distances up to half a mile o Telescopic sights – used primarily by snipers o Dog tags – created by manufacturers who discovered that soldiers used everything from a piece of paper pinned to their uniforms to identifying information scratched into a rifle butt . On the water o Ironclads – steam-powered warships covered with iron or steel plating first built by the French in the 1850s but never used in battle until the American Civil War Office of Curriculum & Instruction/Indiana Department of Education 09/08 This document may be duplicated and distributed as needed.
    [Show full text]