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 from the 1800's.
Loaded M1812 Musket Extraction Ideas | Small Arms & Ammunition
Feb 20, 2005 · I picked up a nice M1812 made in 1816 and there is a ball in the bore. I used a snapon snake camera and it sure looks like the flower of a paper cartridge. I know I could just get a ball …
French Model !857 | Small Arms & Ammunition | American Civil War …
Jul 3, 2020 · This lock is very similar to the one I posted a few days ago. I have seen several of these on the internet. From what I can gather, it is a French Model 1857. Of the ones I have seen on the net …
The other Fort Ward | Forts, Fortifications, & Other Forgotten Places
Feb 21, 2025 · The large marine hospital was built in the antebellum period in part with stone from the old Spanish fort. The present day park interpretive center sits on the spot of the old Marine hospital.
Kepi of William Hill Harwood Jr. 3rd VA Cavalry Co C
Jul 28, 2015 · The kepi is a custom tailor grade specimen, has a single piece leather embossed brim, has a simple leather chinstrap held in place by two script I infantry buttons. The blue is of a fine …
NF - Anyone read "Midnight on the Potomac" by Scott Ellsworth? | Civil ...
Aug 25, 2012 · Was John Wilkes Booth part of the Confederate Secret Service? Tonight at the Ann Arbor CWRT Mr. Ellsworth discussed his book Midnight on the Potomac. He question if Booth was …
Civil War in Georgia, Week 11: The enemy at the Chattahoochee
Jul 11, 2014 · Similar threads H HF My Story of Our War for Independence: by Sgt. Franklin Alfond, Co F, 8th Georgia Volunteer Infantry February 17, 2021 by Ed Malles - Fiction not fact Hammons Dec 3, …
Jellies/Jams - Pear Jelly | Receipts of the Blue & Gray
Dec 2, 2019 · (from The Dictionary of Daily Wants, Etc. by Robert Kemp Philip, 1859) Ingredients: ripe pears sugar Instructions: Peel and cut ripe pears into quarters, and boil them into a marmalade with …
Militaria collector putting Civil War items to bid
Oct 17, 2012 · This is believed to a sword of U.S. Navy Rear Adm. Louis M. "Guts" Goldsborough. It was found at a tag sale in Newfane by Bob Larson and will be auctioned off at Townshend Auction …
Gravelly Run | From Abatis to Zouave! (A to Z)
Aug 28, 2001 · Gravelly Run Va. 29-30 Mar'65 Quaker Road