Civil-war-on-this-date in 1863.

[hi_im_god]

Originally Posted by bigrun

$2600!..what's that in today's $?..26K?

http://www.timesdispatch.com/special...291d8be79.html

$2600 in 1863 u.s. currency is about $47800 in today's dollars according to this entirely* reliable website.

http://www.westegg.com/inflation/

$2600 in confederate currency is worth a little** less.

*probably not at all

**actually a lot

[DaTruth]

There is a very large statue of Gen. Beauregard at the entrance to City Park in New Orleans, not very far from Fair Grounds.

[Danzig]

i'm sure there's also a statue of butler....

[DaTruth]

Originally Posted by Danzig

i'm sure there's also a statue of butler....

"Spoons" Butler.

[Danzig]

Originally Posted by DaTruth

"Spoons" Butler.

[bigrun]

Gettysburg’s dark secret.

With this week’s 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg, we will be reminded of that epic struggle’s famous highlights — the missed Confederate opportunity to achieve victory on the first day, the struggle for Little Round Top on day two and the battle’s dramatic climax on July 3 with Pickett’s Charge.

A closer examination of the historical record has uncovered a dark consequence of the battle that, until recently, was little known. After poring through numerous letters, diaries and the official correspondence of Confederate soldiers, historian David G. Smith reveals that as the Army of Northern Virginia moved into Pennsylvania in late June 1863, it began to round up scores of free blacks and escaped slaves to be sent south.

http://www.timesdispatch.com/opinion...611cdf079.html

[Danzig]

made it to stones river battlefield (murfreesboro, tn) and fort donelson (dover, tn). very disappointed to find that the nashville battlefield has been covered over by develpments. great museum downtown tho.
stones river is home to the oldest monument to a battle, built by actual battle veterans only six months after the fight. donelson is where grant earned his moniker of 'unconditional surrender' grant. donelson was the first decisive win for the north, and things would generally go well for the union from them on in the west.
too bad that rat nathan bedford forrest escaped from fort donelson.