NewsInHistory Blog

Ron Coddington, editor of the “Faces of War” Web site, recently reviewed NewsInHistory and liked what he saw. Using an interesting test case, Ron found that NewsInHistory’s archive contained the clue he needed to solve a Civil War puzzle that had long perplexed him. To read Ron’s review, click here.

Lieutenant Colonel Arthur Lyon Fremantle, an Englishman who was a member of Her Majesty’s Coldstream Guards, wanted to take an unusual “vacation” in the spring of 1863. He was keenly interested in the civil war then raging in America, and so requested an official leave of absence to travel in the United States and see the war for himself. read more...

Contemporary newspaper reports on the Civil War often provide interesting and valuable eyewitness accounts, containing many small details that humanize the story. For example, what was the Battle of Gettysburg like on that opening day for the people living in that quiet Pennsylvania town? How did the women of the town react? read more...

At the critical moment in the Battle of Gettysburg, Gen. Longstreet was not in favor of the assault now known as Pickett’s Charge. He was so unwilling, he could not even bring himself to give Gen. Pickett the verbal order to begin the attack, barely able to nod his assent. Then he had to watch as the enemy’s guns confirmed his worst fears, cutting down the brave men making the doomed charge. It is somehow comforting to know that even after that fateful day, Gen. read more...