Wayne | January 29, 2012
If a modern General took 4 months to show ANY SIGNS of movement toward a military objective he would be replaced forthwith and that is even discounting our modern communications. General Buell had been given explicit orders to move on East Tennessee SIX TIMES from assuming command on Nov 15, 1861 through February 1862 but [...]
Wayne | January 29, 2012
Short of the Gospel of course… General William Tecumseh Sherman on the state of affairs in Kentucky in October of 1861: I was unnecessarily unhappy, and doubtless exhibited it too much to those near me ; but it did seem to me that the Govern- ment at Washington, intent on the larger preparations of Fre- [...]
Wayne | April 9, 2011
So, I have found myself with an intense interest in the Signal Corps of late. I have known about the legendary George Ellsworth of John Hunt Morgan’s Cavalry for a while. I have also read about various telegraph operators and flag waiving Signal Corps soldiers in the past. My interest now, however, has turned to [...]
Wayne | April 6, 2011
Thanks to the kindness of a friend I will be getting my grubby hands on the Court Martial records regarding the mutiny of some of the men in Company D! The whole kit and the kaboodle! Can. Not. Wait! Will post here once we get it all together.
Wayne | December 28, 2010
Previously, I talked about the execution of Lewis Stivers for the murder of James Cundiff both from the 7th Kentucky Volunteer Infantry. Some of the military questions remain such as why didn’t the Sergeant or Corporal of the Guard stop Stivers from retrieving his weapon. One of the social questions that I have had on [...]
Wayne | July 4, 2010
God Bless America. Cumberland Gap July 4th 1862 My Dear Wife & Children I have written to you every few days since I arrived at this place. I wrote you a letter day before yesterday and sent it by Alford Wilson. I also sent you my Likeness by him Also. My health is fine so [...]
Wayne | April 6, 2010
First alittle background. Yesterday while moving the Quartermaster, EW read us a bit from a book by William C Davis(title escapes me at the moment). The bit spoke of several members of the 7th KY and some other regiments who decided to take a little swim off of the steamer Tecumseh. Mr. Davis told the [...]
Wayne | March 17, 2010
I have a muster record for Private Harry Francis claiming: JAN_FEB_64 absent, under arrest 2/5/64, reduced to ranks from 1st Corp I am puzzled as to what else may have happened on February 5th, 1864. If anyone has any clues, please drop me a comment here. While I wait, I’ll try to see if anyone [...]
Wayne | March 16, 2010
Many regiments can point to a particular day in their lives where the “Fun” began. Whether that was an important battle, the day their Colonel was killed/promoted/both, or the day they got their Regimental Colors…they all have “that day”. The 7th Kentucky is no different and I would say that this day isn’t the day [...]
Wayne | March 5, 2010
I just found something on this and thought I should move my other references, scattered across several blogs, to this space. So…here we go. During the first week of the 1862 Federal retreat from Cumberland Gap there was an incident at Manchester that has been shrouded in some mystery until today. We have known that [...]