A Louisiana Tiger, c. 1861

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Welcome to The Civil War Home Page, a project that should be considered a perpetual work-in progress. Our aim is to make this a useful and interesting Civil War resource. Our initial goal is to publish material originally published in Century Magazine and Harper's Monthly in the several decades following the war. These are accounts of campaigns and battles, strategies and tactics, often written by participants of both high and low rank. We will start with the battle of "Bull Run," or "First Manassas." We have an account of the battle written by G.T. Beauregard, general commanding, C.S.A.

We will be adding material on a regular basis and we welcome your comments, criticisms and suggestions.

Ron O'Callaghan, ronocal@lr.net
Last Revised, Nov. 25, 2007

A soldier of the 14th
New York, c. 1861



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Photo of NH veterans at 1913 GAR Reunion, Gettysburg

Letters From the Front,



The Battle of First Bull Run/Manassas

The Battle of First Bull Run, Parts I & II, July 21, 1861, by G. T. Beauregard, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884

Incidents of the Battle of First Manassas, by Jno. D. Imboden, Captain of Artillery, C.S.A, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXX, May, 1885

The Number of Men Engaged at First Bull Run -- Union, James B. Fry, Retired A. A. G. with rank of Colonel, Brevet-Major General U. S. A., The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec. 1884

The Number of Men Engaged at First Bull Run -- Confederate, Thomas Jordan, formerly Adjt.-General Confederate Army of the Potomac, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec. 1884

Recollections of a Private, Part I, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884, a good second-hand account of the battle of Bull Run.

Letters to the Editor re: The Battle of Bull Run, by G. T. Beauregard



Fort Donelson

The Capture of Fort Donelson, Part I, by General Lew Wallace, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884

The Capture of Fort Donelson, Part II, by General Lew Wallace, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884

Letters to the Editor re: The Capture of Fort Donelson, by Lew Wallace (end of file)



Operations of the Western Flotilla

Gunnery Practice on a Confederate River Picket.

Recollections of Foote and the Gun-Boats by James B. Eads, From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885

Operations of the Western Flotilla, Part I, by Admiral Henry Walke From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885

Operations of the Western Flotilla, Part II, by Admiral Henry Walke From The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Jan., 1885



Recollections of a Private

Recollections of a Private, Part I, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884, a good second-hand account of the battle of Bull Run.

Recollections of a Private, Part II, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Dec., 1884, A march from Washington to Harper's Ferry and back and a runaway hand-car ride.

Recollections of a Private, Part III, the Peninsula with McClellan, by Warren Lee Goss, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885,



Shiloh

The Battle of Shiloh, by U. S. Grant, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Nov., 1884

Albert Sidney Johnston and the Shiloh Campaign,by his son, William Preston Johnston, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1884

Notes of a Confederate Staff Officer at Shiloh, Thomas Jordan, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1885

The Offer of Union Command to Gen. A. S. Johnston, by Fitz John Porter, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, Feb., 1885



The Monitor and the Merrimac

The First Fight of Ironclads, John Taylor Wood, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

In the Monitor Turret, Commander S. D. Greene, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

Watching the Merrimac, R. E. Colston, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, March, 1885

"The Monitors," John Ericsson, "Loss of the Monitor," by a surviver, Francis B. ButtsThe Century Magazine, Vol. XXXI, December, 1885



New Orleans

The Opening of the Lower Mississippi, by David D. Porter, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, April, 1885

New Orleans Before the Capture, George W. Cable, The Century Magazine, Vol. XXIX, April, 1885



Second Bull Run/Second Manassas

The Second Battle of Bull Run, by Gen. John Pope



Harpers Ferry, Antietam/Sharpsburg

Stonewall Jackson in Maryland, by Henry Kyd Douglas Century Magazine, Vol. XXXII, #2

Harper's Ferry and Sharpsburg, by John G. Walker Century Magazine, Vol. XXXII, No. 2

The Invasion of Maryland, by James Longstreet Century Magazine, Vol. XXXII, No. 2 Antietam Scenes, by Charles Carleton Coffin Century Magazine, Vol. XXXII, No. 2

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