http://cenantua.wordpress.com As a Southerner and native of the Shenandoah Valley, I offer reflections on the Civil War-era South... and sometimes a little more. But... expect the unexpected Thu, 16 May 2013 09:20:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://1.gravatar.com/blavatar/f2466e6c2c59320b59de8549d6324e41?s=96&d=http%3A%2F%2Fs2.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png http://cenantua.wordpress.com http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/deconstructing-stonewall/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/deconstructing-stonewall/#comments Sat, 11 May 2013 03:24:11 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8118 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/10/deconstructing-stonewall/feed/ 9 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/who-was-free-black-isaac-dunn/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/who-was-free-black-isaac-dunn/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 18:35:12 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8112 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/08/who-was-free-black-isaac-dunn/feed/ 10 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua MooreCyrus1860Census 1850 slave schedule for Washington County, Maryland, showing Mary F. Moore as the owner of two slaves. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/for-the-memory-of-an-uncle-she-never-knew/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/for-the-memory-of-an-uncle-she-never-knew/#comments Fri, 03 May 2013 02:14:07 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8106 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/02/for-the-memory-of-an-uncle-she-never-knew/feed/ 6 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua GoodHenryP My great-grandmother, Flora Esther Good Hilliard, in the 1960s. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/he-gave-them-victories/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/he-gave-them-victories/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 12:47:47 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8093 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/05/01/he-gave-them-victories/feed/ 3 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 HoffSpring3 cenantua Everett B.D. Julio's "Last Meeting of R.E. Lee and Stonewall Jackson, at Chancellorsville". Charles Hoffbauer's "Spring Mural". I've always been drawn to the spring in the step of the man clad in the most simple clothing. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/last-real-child-of-the-stonewall-brigade/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/last-real-child-of-the-stonewall-brigade/#comments Mon, 29 Apr 2013 16:27:06 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8073 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/29/last-real-child-of-the-stonewall-brigade/feed/ 14 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 ComerAL cenantua Albert L. Comer, Sr. ComerJJdiary1 ComerJJdiary2 Charles Robert & Bessie Comer Hilliard on the front porch of their home in Dovel Hollow, Page County, Virginia. Ca. 1926 image of Albert L. Comer in the arms of his father, with his mother standing nearby. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/the-future-of-civil-war-history-yet-another-angle/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/the-future-of-civil-war-history-yet-another-angle/#comments Wed, 24 Apr 2013 16:28:56 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8064 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/24/the-future-of-civil-war-history-yet-another-angle/feed/ 1 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 GoogleGlass2 cenantua GoogleGlass http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/missing-southern-unionists/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/missing-southern-unionists/#comments Sat, 20 Apr 2013 14:21:19 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8059 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/20/missing-southern-unionists/feed/ 4 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua The Fold3 index listing for approved claims from Hardy County, West Virginia HardyCoClaims hardycountyduffey http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/tennessee-ernie-fords-civil-war/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/tennessee-ernie-fords-civil-war/#comments Thu, 11 Apr 2013 14:49:43 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8048 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/11/tennessee-ernie-fords-civil-war/feed/ 2 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/a-closer-look-at-the-galvanized-yankees-formerly-of-the-34th-mississippi/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/a-closer-look-at-the-galvanized-yankees-formerly-of-the-34th-mississippi/#comments Tue, 02 Apr 2013 10:34:57 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7971 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/04/02/a-closer-look-at-the-galvanized-yankees-formerly-of-the-34th-mississippi/feed/ 8 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/easter-then-is-not-easter-today/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/easter-then-is-not-easter-today/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 17:26:07 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8016 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/31/easter-then-is-not-easter-today/feed/ 7 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua Easter1850part1 Easter1850part2 Easter1850part3 http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-2/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-2/#comments Sat, 30 Mar 2013 16:38:06 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=8006 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/30/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-2/feed/ 10 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua budrobertson5 http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-1/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-1/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 16:26:43 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7992 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/29/an-evening-with-bud-robertson-part-1/feed/ 21 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 BudRobertson4 cenantua Not as clear as I would have liked, but my Southern Unionist moment for the evening. Dr. Robertson talking about Elizabeth "Crazy Bet" Van Lew. BudRobertson2 http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/an-intermission-but-a-good-one/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/an-intermission-but-a-good-one/#comments Fri, 29 Mar 2013 02:45:44 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7987 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/28/an-intermission-but-a-good-one/feed/ 1 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua BudRobertson http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/with-copperhead-coming-when-will-there-be-a-movie-about-divided-southern-sentiments/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/with-copperhead-coming-when-will-there-be-a-movie-about-divided-southern-sentiments/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:19:35 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7984 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/with-copperhead-coming-when-will-there-be-a-movie-about-divided-southern-sentiments/feed/ 24 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/southerners-and-the-inner-battles-over-decisions/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/southerners-and-the-inner-battles-over-decisions/#comments Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:36:23 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7978 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/27/southerners-and-the-inner-battles-over-decisions/feed/ 9 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua Reunion of men from the 34th Mississippi Infantry, at Dean's Church, near Blue Mountain, ca. 1900. Photo from the Tippah County Rootsweb Page. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/dont-ignore-that-which-is-contrary/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/dont-ignore-that-which-is-contrary/#comments Mon, 25 Mar 2013 14:59:33 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7967 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/25/dont-ignore-that-which-is-contrary/feed/ 8 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/a-bigger-story-behind-grave-418/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/a-bigger-story-behind-grave-418/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 19:25:17 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7954 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/24/a-bigger-story-behind-grave-418/feed/ 2 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 MerrimanWilliamH2 cenantua MerrimanGrave William H. Merriman, from the http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/the-loyal-ladies-of-clear-spring/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/the-loyal-ladies-of-clear-spring/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 02:10:59 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7949 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/23/the-loyal-ladies-of-clear-spring/feed/ 0 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 ClearSpring cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/southern_unionist_guide/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/southern_unionist_guide/#comments Mon, 18 Mar 2013 21:11:23 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7916 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/18/southern_unionist_guide/feed/ 2 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 RobinsonClaim2 cenantua Buford Kilpatrick Merritt oakgrovemadison Robinson's itemized claim http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/my-first-glimpse-at-my-contributions-to-lexington-virginia-and-the-civil-war/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/my-first-glimpse-at-my-contributions-to-lexington-virginia-and-the-civil-war/#comments Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:22:06 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7921 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/17/my-first-glimpse-at-my-contributions-to-lexington-virginia-and-the-civil-war/feed/ 8 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 lexcover cenantua LexCiviWar A glimpse at the opening contribution pertaining to Southenr Unionism LexCivWarUSCT LexCivWarContr http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/a-closer-look-at-those-usct-monuments-and-markers/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/a-closer-look-at-those-usct-monuments-and-markers/#comments Wed, 13 Mar 2013 01:21:42 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7897 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/a-closer-look-at-those-usct-monuments-and-markers/feed/ 8 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua Where the USCT monuments and markers are... http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-state-of-usct-interpretation-monuments-and-markers-a-poll/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-state-of-usct-interpretation-monuments-and-markers-a-poll/#comments Tue, 12 Mar 2013 10:11:58 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7901 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/12/the-state-of-usct-interpretation-monuments-and-markers-a-poll/feed/ 1 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/interpreting-uscts-in-places-where-they-were-not/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/interpreting-uscts-in-places-where-they-were-not/#comments Sun, 10 Mar 2013 16:14:46 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7883 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/10/interpreting-uscts-in-places-where-they-were-not/feed/ 10 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 USCT2 cenantua How does the story of the 19th USCT complicate this visual... the transition of a slave to a soldier? Animated GIF from John Rudy's blog, Interpreting the Civil War. http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/tracking-down-the-history-of-winchesters-g-a-r-post/ http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/tracking-down-the-history-of-winchesters-g-a-r-post/#comments Thu, 07 Mar 2013 18:18:04 +0000 Robert Moore http://cenantua.wordpress.com/?p=7874 ]]> http://cenantua.wordpress.com/2013/03/07/tracking-down-the-history-of-winchesters-g-a-r-post/feed/ 4 37.431573 -78.656894 37.431573 -78.656894 cenantua 3rd Massachusetts Cavalry monument, after the dedication. Bean's Pension Index Card. Sours' Pension Index Card Potts' Pension Index Card