Samples of Cursive Writing Styles of the 1800's
Oct 15, 2019 · I have found this to be helpful as I read the different styles of handwriting on Civil War era CDV's and thought I'd share it. It depicts upper and lower case cursive writing styles …
Death Notifications to Family and Disposition of Effects
Jan 16, 2015 · A particular class of letters were those addressed to the family (or close acquaintance) of a soldier who was killed during the battle of Gettysburg. Relatively rare …
What is this? - Can these cartouches be identified? | Small Arms ...
Jun 9, 2020 · A great book to have which will solve the mystery of the cartouches on US firearms. View attachment 415485 My go to book when trying to make out scribbles. Way back when I …
Edged Wpns - CSA Sword | Edged Weapons
Mar 12, 2018 · In the pic below, you see my friend's rusty relic in the upper left, with the 2 NPW specimens at top right and bottom left (see the script length difference?), and finally what was …
Engineer Button History...? | Relic Hunting & Collecting
Apr 12, 2014 · The Union Engineer's button is quite distinct from the other Union branches of service buttons, which have the respective letter (A, I, C, R, or V) in a shielded eagle. Also the …
Sherman - Calling all Sherman Haters | Famous People of the Late ...
Apr 21, 2013 · Here is Sherman’s assessment of destruction between Atlanta and Savannah. 30 miles each side of a line. SC was worse. Crazy some reject Sherman attacked Civilians. It was …
Addressing Kershaw's Use of "Flowery Language" Confederate MG …
Mar 15, 2013 · Therefore, let me assure you, that Kershaw's use of "flowery language" in the 1880 description of the Kirkland incident is in NO WAY indicative of deception, exaggeration, …
"As soldiers on the field, some German troops were nearly …
Dec 2, 2017 · Someone who only knows those examples and who carries a prejudice against foreigners will draw a negative conclusion. I daresay the average German immigrant soldier …
Grant - A critique of the History Channel’s miniseries on Ulysses S ...
Jan 5, 2010 · The men and the subordinate officers climbed up the ridge without Grant’s orders and to his amazement. The script made no mention of Hooker’s good work on the Union right …
Need Help with Brady CDV | Period Photos & Examinations
Dec 20, 2011 · It is further my personal opinion, as a student of military chirography, the pencil use would follow the same strokes as if done by a dip pen--meaning, they would long-hand …