Jan.-March 2017
Vol. 11, No. 1
Richmond, Ky.


































Bugle web archives 2016
Jan.-March 2016 Click here for complete edition

Who was Civil War's biggest man? Look no further than Martin V.B. Bates

Perryville, three others receive grants totaling $525,878 from land-water fund

Bugle editorial: What is gained by rewriting history?

Cavalry soldiers were more than just men on horseback, as many battles proved

Lincoln Trail Alliance honors Host with inaugural Better Angels Award

By placing it in limelight, Union turned night into day in Fort Wagner siege

The Right to Secede: Secession settled, Garfield declared, in 'high court of war ... there's no appeal'

Murder of William (Bull) Nelson result of confusion, misunderstanding, mistrust

Book review: Controversial Union Colonel Wolford detailed in book by great-great nephew

Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose Morgan discovered at Cynthiana

Kentucky's Civil War leaders: Williams, nicknamed 'Cerro Gordo,' led with distinction throughout conflict

Civil War's last surviving soldier receives final military honors on Veterans Day

KCWRT ranks high in membership among nation's Civil War organizations

Misidentified as Sue Mundy, Clarke also may have been illegally hanged

Bugle Briefs: Deadline for Civil War markers March 1
April-June 2016 Click here for complete edition

Perryville burn expected to benefit quail, deer, variety of small animals

Berea festival cancelled over dispute concerning Confederate Battle Flag

British businesses and need for cotton helped Confederacy fight Civil War

Good re-enactors are musts, when filming Civil War for television, motion pictures

Could guerrilla warfare won Civil War for South? History scholar raises question

Civil War communication prospered because of Louisville's Norvin Green

Guilty or Not Guilty? Round table speaker was among those voting to reverse decision for Dr. Mudd

Hunt for guerrilla fighter Big Zay Coalter ended at remote Anderson cemetery

Judge Joseph Holt Home becomes JAG training site for Indiana Guard

Kentucky's Civil War leaders: Murray was newspaper editor, governor, controversial figure following Civil War

Bugle Briefs: Henry rifle, fathers of two WWII generals fought at Battle of Perryville in 1862
July-Sept. 2016 Click here for complete edition

Magic, memories of 'Raintree' began 60 years ago this summer in Danville

ACWSA judges your expertise with Civil War period weapons

Nation's first air force made more than 3,000 balloon ascensions

The Battle Flag – a symbol of hate or one depicting Southern pride?

Crittenden watch survived Civil War, Battle of Little Bighorn, now on display

Dyer's chocolate cakes may be impetus to save Hardinsburg's Joseph Holt home

Bugle Briefs: KCWSA receives $35,000 grant to study economic impact of Civil War sites

Against all odds, Sarah Blalock prevailed throughout Civil War

Kentucky's Civil War leaders: Abraham Buford, a consummate warrior, was successful Thoroughbred breeder

State tourism generates $13.7 billion, but impact of Civil War sites unavailable

Charles Hanson made name at Lebanon, held in high regard at his death in 1875
Oct.-Dec. 2016 Click here for complete edition

South Carolinian's bill would provide national park status for Fort Sumter

View from both sides: It really wasn't a 'Civil War,' spokesman for SCV's Confederate Library maintains

Michael Byerley: Knoxville photographer does it all - great pictures, cavalry impressions

With color and skill, Festival Dancers gaining popularity at Ky. Civil War events

Holt Home Community Day attracts record crowd of more than 3,000

Custer's time in Elizabethtown was better than his Montana stand

Washington found it's good to have war-time friends

Civil War's deadly firepower included variety of pistols, rifles, field artillery

Bugle Briefs: New Boyle Civil War Trail brochure now available to assist in viewing sites

Recovered Belle Boyd Confederate flag sold for $50,000 at auction in Dallas

KMI produced generals: Kentucky provided Civil War leaders from nation's two oldest private institutes

Bugle book review: Morgan's raids and much more about Civil War Cynthiana, Harrison County

Kentucky's Civil War leaders: Shackelford was glad to see him, but Morgan couldn't return the compliment

Articles and photos appearing on www.thekentuckycivilwarbugle.com may be used with permission. For permission, contact Bugle editor Ed Ford at fordpr@mis.net.

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