Tag Archives: Albin Francisco Schoepf

just a blip?

150 years ago this week Gothamites could read about the Union prison at Fort Delaware. One of correspondent “C.B.”‘s first impressions was of the stench of “ten thousand idle and dirty men.” The southern prisoners are seen as mostly listless, … Continue reading

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St. Benedict (Arnold)

I don’t want to minimize the Civil War, but this story reminds me of modern sports fans trying to come to grips with losses by their favorite sports teams. How could it be? Here a southern newspaper deals with the … Continue reading

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