ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 31

1862 : Battle of Parker's Crossroads
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2436


1862 : Battle of Stones River begins
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2437

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 30

1862: U.S.S. Monitor Sinks
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2435

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 29

1862 : Battle of Chickasaw Bluffs
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2434

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 28

1822 : William Booth Taliaferro born
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2433

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 27

1864 : Hood's army crosses the Tennessee River
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2432

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 26

1861 : Mason and Slidell freed
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2431

War with England is adverted.

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 25

1862 : Christmas for Union soldier Elisha Hunt Rhodes
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2430

Boys here are some links to Pvt. Rhodes. The diary entries are fascinating.

Life of a Union Solider
http://www.vcsc.k12.in.us/staff/mhutchison/ice2000/life.htm


“All for the Union: The Civil War Diary & Letters of Elisha Hunt Rhodes” is available at Amazon.com for less than $15.00
It’s a great read boys. You can use it for ideas to improve your 1st person impressions and letter writing skills.

Christmas in the Civil War

Dear Medical Staff:

Harpers Gazette ran several articles and pictures centering on Christmas during the Civil War. Nast's Union Santa is a must see if you never have seen him. It's a classic. JIm Beckner, a local reenactor does a great Un ion Santa.

Even then, as now, the thoughts of the men, far from home, in times of war, turn toward harth, home and family. These thoughts were depicted in the drawings published by Harpers during the war.


MERRY CHRISTMAS MEN!!

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 24

1864 : Bombardment of Fort Fisher begins
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2429

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 23

1862 : Davis declares Butler a felon
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2428

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 22

1864 : Sherman presents Lincoln with a Christmas gift
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2427

The Navy in the Civil War and Inland Waterways

For an interesting read download the following ebook from Google.
The Navy in the Civil War and Inland Waterways

It makes an interesting read for the Naval Civil War Federal Inpression

Civil War Naval Medical Information

Inland Naval Medical In formation

I have posted, for those in the Inland Naval Impression that is forming, s list of resources on Naval Surgeons and medical personnel.

You can view the info over on The MUDDYRIVERBATTALIONMEDICAL group home.

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/muddyriverbattalionmedical/

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 21

1861 : Trent crisis escalates
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2426

ATTENTION MEDICAL STAFF

Attention Medical Staff:

Merry Christmas. I hope your winter quarters are adequate and hopefully warm.

Please mark your calender. Our Unit will be called to action for a Living History Presentation and Medical Demonstrations at the Irish Museum and Cultural Center at the UNION STATION in Kansas City, Missouri.

Mark the date of Saturday, February 28th, 2009.

Time from opening till 4:00 p.m.

Chief Stewart O'Reily (Lance) is re cooping from double knee surgery.

This is a fun event and is well attended by the public.

Leg and arm amputations and brain surgery, dressing of infected wounds will be the demo's.

Discussion of the Army Nurse and the Duties of the Hospital Stewart will also be part of the presentations.

Amputee volunteers needed.

KEEP WARM!

Capt. Powers

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 20

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 20

1860 : South Carolina secedes from the Union
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2425

1862 : Raid on Holly Springs, Mississippi
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2424

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 19

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 19

1817 : James Archer born
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2423

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 18

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 18
1862 : Battle of Lexington, Tennessee
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2422

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 17

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 17

1862 : Grant expels the Jews from his department http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2421

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 16

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 16
1863 : Johnston named commander of Army of Tennessee
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2419

1864 : Battle of Nashville concludes
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2420

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 15

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

1864 : Battle of Nashville, Tennessee http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2418

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 14

ON THIS DAY in the Civil War

December 14

1863 : Lincoln pardons his sister-in-law
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2417

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 13

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 13

1862 : Battle of Fredericksburg http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2416

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 12

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 12
1806 : Stand Watie born
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2415

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 11

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 11

1862 : Federals occupy Fredericksburg http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2414

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December10

ON THIS DAY in the Civil War
December 10

1864 : Sherman arrives in front of Savannah http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2413

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 9

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 9

1861 : Joint Committee on the Conduct of the War
created http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2412

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR-December 8

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 8
1863 : Lincoln issues Proclamation of Amnesty and Reconstruction
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2411

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 7

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 7

1862 : Battle of Prairie Grove, Arkansas
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?,action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2410

Election Ballot - 2009

I received my 2009 Official Ballot three days ago. We have a fine slate of candidates this year.

Here are my choices:

For Capt. I think Sean O'Malley is a good choice.

While Mike would make a fine Lt. my vote is going to Gary..
Mike is 1st Sgt material all the way.

Steve is my choice for Sgt.

For Corporal I voted for Mark. Eiher Ben, Paul or Mike Sager would be fine choices for 2nd corporal.


On the events and Question ballot.

Question #1 I see no need to vote, the Capt can do as he pleases. But I voted yes

Question #2 I would like to see the meetings earlier and moved around to differnet locations. 8:00 p.m. puts me home to late especially when I must get up at 5:00 a.m. for school. Another location could be the GAF on Wornall Road at Gregory. every now and then and its a real Irish Bar restaurant. . In fact the LOH and AOH use it as a meeting place. It's much closer for the members in Harrisonville. Maybe even the Irish Cultural Center at Union Station. To not have the meetings is silly. The point of having them was to get information out If the meetings are at the events that cuts out many who couldn't make the event or events.

Events Questions:

I voted for Shoal Creek because of the press coverage and its proximity to large metropolitan centers of population. I worry about flooding in the spring. But either would make a fine event, but my vote goes to Shoal Creek.

I voted for Conner Prairie Indiana. If we are in the 1st Federal Division then we should go to the Division's Event. To not go is wrong and it will send the wrong message about the Battalion. To me its a no brainer, Conner Prairie

Lower Fort Snelling is in the twin cities area and it's an event you won't want to miss. I went there four or five years ago during its Civil War Medical weekend. It was a blast. I stayed in the Fort and had the time of my life.
So my vote went to Fort Snelling. Its an easy drive up I-35 and its close for those members in Des Moines.

For October I voted for Fortescue. I rather go to the Mound City are than to drive to Ark.

Those were my choices boys and the reasons why.

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR- December 6

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR

December 6

1865 : 13th Amendment ratified
http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2409

ON THIS DAY in the CIVIL WAR - December 5

I hope you will enjoy this new aspect of the Blog.

November 5
1839 : George Custer born http://www.history.com/tdih.do?action=tdihArticleCategory&id=2408

Judge Roy Moore web site

Here is he url to Judge Roy Moore's web site.

http://www.morallaw.org/About_Judge_Roy_Moore.html

Alabama Judge

I wanted to pass along this article sent to me earlier this morning.
Date: Tuesday, December 2, 2008, 10:24 AM

Alabama
Judge

Some of you may be wondering what Judge Roy Moore has been doing since he was removed from the bench for refusing to remove the Ten Commandments from his courtroom wall. Please read the poem he wrote.


The following is a poem written by Judge Roy Moore from Alabama . Judge Moore was sued by the ACLU for displaying the Ten Commandments in his courtroom foyer. He has been stripped of his judgeship and now they are trying to strip his right to practice law in Alabama ! The judge's poem sums it up quite well.
America the beautiful,
or so you used to be.
Land of the Pilgrims' pride;
I'm glad they'll never see.

Babies piled in dumpsters,
Abortion on demand,
Oh, sweet land of liberty;
your house is on the sand.

Our children wander aimlessly
poisoned by cocaine
choosing to indulge their lusts,
when God has said abstain

From sea to shining sea,
our Nation turns away
From the teaching of God's love
and a need to always pray

We've kept God in our
temples,how callous we have grown.
When earth is but His footstool,
and Heaven is His throne.

We've voted in a government
that's rotting at the core,
Appointing Godless Judges;
who throw reason out the door,


Too soft to place a killer
in a well deserved tomb,
But brave enough to kill a baby
before he leaves the womb.

You think that God's not
angry,that our land's a moral slum?
How much longer will He wait
before His judgment comes?

How are we to face our God,
from Whom we cannot hide?
What then is left for us to do,
but stem this evil tide?

If we who are His children,
will humbly turn and pray;
Seek His holy face
and mend our evil way:

Then God will hear from Heaven;
and forgive us of our sins,
He'll heal our sickly land
and those who live within.

But, America the Beautiful,
If you don't - then you will see,
A sad but Holy God
withdraw His hand from Thee..

~~Judge Roy Moore~~
This says it all. May we all forward this message and offer our prayers for Judge Moore to be blessed and for America to wake up and realize what we need to do to keep OUR America the Beautiful.

Pass this on and let's lift Judge Moore up in Prayer.He has stood firm and needs our support.
IN GOD WE TRUST!