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  • Originally all Valentines were handmade, including many sent by soldiers from the North and the South.Photo: Victorian Valentines

    The Civil War: Valentines to sweethearts from the front lines

    Originally all Valentines were handmade, including many sent by soldiers from the North and the South. Published 9:37 a.m. February 13, 2012 - Comments

     
  • In March 1865 as the Civil War was nearly over, the steamer SS General Lyon returning home with Union soldiers sank off Cape Hatteras with only 29 of the 600 passengers surviving.Photo: SS General Lyon

    The Civil War: Union troops come home to a watery grave

    In March 1865 as the Civil War was nearly over, the steamer SS General Lyon returning home with Union soldiers sank off Cape Hatteras with only 29 of the 600 passengers surviving. Published 7:06 p.m. February 7, 2012 - Comments

     
  • General Beauregard Lee is a groundhog that swaggers in the way of Rhett Butler but whose quiet demeanor reminds one more of Ashley Wilkes.Photo: Photo: Stefanie Reeves of Yellow River Game Ranch

    General Beauregard Lee to shine on Groundhog Day, February 2nd

    General Beauregard Lee is a groundhog that swaggers in the way of Rhett Butler but whose quiet demeanor reminds one more of Ashley Wilkes. Published 9:16 a.m. February 1, 2012 - Comments

     
  • Union General James Birdseye McPherson presides over Occupy DC campers who are being evicted.Photo: A tent over General McPherson Photo: AP

    Occupy DC: A tent, but no tenting at McPherson Square

    Union General James Birdseye McPherson presides over Occupy DC campers who are being evicted. Published 12:07 p.m. January 31, 2012 - Comments

     
  • Thanks to the massive flooding of the Mississippi River, bands of hogs have been forced onto the hallowed ground and cemetery at Vicksburg National Military Park, bringing new devastation.Photo: Feral hogs on the loose

    The Civil War: hogs uproot Vicksburg Battlefield

    Thanks to the massive flooding of the Mississippi River, bands of hogs have been forced onto the hallowed ground and cemetery at Vicksburg National Military Park, bringing new devastation. Published 11:16 a.m. January 18, 2012 - Comments

     
  • A 150 years after the Civil War, a different kind of movement takes its protest to a park named for the Union general who died at the Battle of Atlanta.Photo: Occupy DC marches Image: Sutch

    The Civil War: Occupy DC makes camp at feet of Gen. McPherson

    A 150 years after the Civil War, a different kind of movement takes its protest to a park named for the Union general who died at the Battle of Atlanta. Published 2:38 p.m. January 9, 2012 - Comments

     
  • John Singleton Mosby, the Confederate Grey Ghost, headed up the Partisan Rangers which swept down in daring raids on the Union forces.Photo: Mosby (center with feather) & his men

    The Civil War: the legend of the Grey Ghost rides on

    John Singleton Mosby, the Confederate Grey Ghost, headed up the Partisan Rangers which swept down in daring raids on the Union forces. Published 8:45 a.m. January 5, 2012 - Comments

     
  • A trip home after Christmas on a back road instead of the interstate reminded the writer that Robert Frost is right.Photo: Ambling along the back road

    Thoughts for 2012: taking the road less traveled

    A trip home after Christmas on a back road instead of the interstate reminded the writer that Robert Frost is right. Published 3:25 p.m. December 31, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Refashioning old toys for orphans, scrounging for food, and even Photo: Confederate White House today

    Christmas 1864: The last at the Confederate White House

    Refashioning old toys for orphans, scrounging for food, and even "starvation parties" were part of the last Confederate Christmas. Published 3:42 p.m. December 26, 2011 - Comments

     
  • Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was moved by the sorrow of his own family and for his nation at war to compose the poem/lyrics for one of the most moving Christmas carols written.Photo: Longfellow's Cambridge, Mass. home

    The Civil War: beauty from tragedy, "I Heard the Bells on Christmas Day"

    Henry Wadsworth Longfellow was moved by the sorrow of his own family and for his nation at war to compose the poem/lyrics for one of the most moving Christmas carols written. Published 4:20 p.m. December 22, 2011 - Comments

     
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Martha M. Boltz

Martha Boltz is a frequent contributor  to the long running Civil War features in The Washington Times America At War feature in the print and online editions. She has been a regular contributor to the original Civil War Page and ...

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Martha Boltz is a frequent contributor  to the long running Civil War features in The Washington Times America At War feature in the print and online editions. She has been a regular contributor to the original Civil War Page and its successor page since 1994, and is a civil war buff, historian, and writer. "Someone said that if we don't learn about the past, we are condemned to repeat it," she said, "and there are lessons of all sorts inherent in this bloody four-year period of our country's history."  She is a member of several heritage and lineage groups, as well as the Montgomery County Civil War Round Table. Her standing invitation is, "come on down - check the blog - send me your comments and let's have fun with its history and maybe learn something at the same time."

 

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