Sesquicentennial, planned exhibit
may be comeback for Camp Nevin

The Union camp that once had some 14,000 troops stationed there has been nearly forgotten.

Motorists now zip past the 1861 site near Glendale as they drive along I-65 in Hardin County. The only thing providing evidence of the former Federal presence is when the land is being developed. Read more

Native American Stand Watie was last
Confederate commander to stand down

The last Confederate field general to stand down was a Cherokee Indian.

That happened June 23, 1865, following the Battle of Doaksville at Fort Towson in the Indian Territory’s Choctaw Nation, when Brig. Gen. Stand Watie signed a cease-fire agreement with Union representatives. Read more

How Civil War unofficially began
Citadel Cadet Haynsworth fired first shot
three months before Fort Sumter conflict

Were the first shots of the Civil War fired April 12, 1861 at Fort Sumter?

That may be when the war officially began, but there’s a disagreement about when the first shots were fired. That’s because of Citadel Cadet George Edward Haynsworth. Read more

Narrated by Paul Patton
New Civil War Sites video tells
Kentucky’s Civil War story

Perhaps there’s no better place for an overall experience of the Civil War than in Kentucky.

That’s the message of a new video that’s being introduced this spring by the Kentucky Civil War Sites Association. Read more

Kentucky’s Civil War leaders…
Johnston was considered finest
general officer in Confederacy

(EDITOR’S NOTE:  This is the 15th in a series about Kentucky’s officers and battle leaders during the Civil War.)

Albert Sidney Johnston was a career U.S. Army officer, a Texas Army general and a Confederate States general. Read more

Kentucky’s Civil War generals featured
in Richmond sesquicentennial exhibit

When it comes to numbers of high-ranking leadership, Kentucky is no slouch where the Civil War is concerned. Read more

Trimble presentation next for Madison Co.

Next up for the Madison County Civil War Roundtable is a May 20 presentation on CSA Major Gen. Isaac Trimble who was wounded, captured and lost a leg in the Gettysburg Campaign. Read more

News in Brief...

Sesquicentennial kickoff…
100-plus attend Civil War Summit,
six April events available to public

More than one hundred people – representing libraries, museums, tourist agencies, state parks, Main Street programs, Civil War sites, local historical societies, the National Park Service, schools, and the Kentucky Junior Historical Society – attended the March  22 Kentucky Civil War Sites Summit in Frankfort. Read more

Part one of two-parts
Civil War’s perceived glory soon clashed
with grim reality for common soldier

By DOUG LIPPMAN

(EDITOR’S NOTE:  Civil War historian, educator and writer Doug Lippman describes the life of the Common Soldier in this two-part series. Lippmann also “walks-the-walk,” portraying that role at living history events and re-enactments of the period.)

From the time they were children, the young men of 1861 had been regaled with stories of their elders' exploits during America's three great wars. Read more

Joe Brent says…
Civil War Sesquicentennial –
why should we commemorate it?

By JOSEPH E. BRENT

(EDITOR’S NOTE:  Joe Brent, an editorial writer for The Bugle, is vice president of Mudpuppy and Waterdog, a historic preservation consulting firm. Contact him at jbrent1@windstream.net.)

Why commemorate the Civil War Sesquicentennial?

I have a spiel based on all sorts of historical facts and drawn-out reasoning that goes something like this. The Civil War was the most cataclysmic and defining event in America’s history. It defined us as a nation. Read more

Davis birthday commemoration
scheduled June 3-5 at Fairview

A three-day event will be conducted at Fairview in honor of the anniversary of Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Read more

Anderson’s Fort Duffield remains
as state’s largest earthen fortress

Union Major Robert Anderson – who later would found Fort Duffield – was with his men at Fort Sumter in 1861 when a Confederate assault jumpstarted the Civil War. Read more

Witness to Lincoln’s assassination
was concerned about Booth’s injury

Samuel J. Seymour, at age five, primarily was concerned about John Wilkes Booth’s injury following his leap to the stage at Ford’s Theater. Read more

From a professional storyteller…
As a 90-year-old, Watson discusses
long-ago events of the Civil War

James, now more than 90 years of age, slowly and reluctantly recalls those events of long ago. Read more

‘Shooting Yankees is fun’
Southern patriot Barney Mack refuses
to galvanize or fire on Confederate flag

Barney Mack is a Civil War throwback – as in reversion to a Confederate cavalryman named John Mock. Read more