Tag Archives: The Bloody Thirteenth

Wig Wag flags at Fort Sanders

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Dick Stanley

Artillery supported the 13th Regiment’s charge against Fort Sanders at Knoxville in the ice and snow of winter, 1863. The big guns were spread out so far around the southern curve of the battlefield that their commander had to use … Continue reading →

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More Miniatures

Posted on July 25, 2016 by Dick Stanley

The 28mm Thirteenth on the march, judging from their right-shoulder arms. Via an Arizona wargamer’s blog.

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Tin Soldier: Another Barksdale

Posted on March 19, 2016 by Dick Stanley

Not at his most flattering, this tin representation of General B. and three of his 13th Infantry Regiment at Gettysburg. At least they got his bald top and long side hair right.

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Mollie L. Campbell Nash

Posted on April 16, 2015 by Dick Stanley

Minutemen of Attala Private Nimrod Newton Nash’s wife Mollie L. Campbell whom he married in 1855. She was the principal recipient of most of his good letters which lend so much verisimilitude to The Bloody Thirteenth and an understanding of the … Continue reading →

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Nimrod Newton Nash

Posted on March 16, 2015 by Dick Stanley

Newt Nash was a rifleman in the 13th Mississippi whose letters home to his wife Mollie go a long way to illuminating the Civil War from the Confederate viewpoint. Copies of the letters, transcribed by Newt’s descendants, were given to … Continue reading →

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Praise for The Bloody Thirteenth

Posted on March 21, 2014 by Dick Stanley

Elaine F. Boatin, a retired University of Maine literature and writing professor, recently posted a review of our new regimental history on its sales page at Amazon. She is a descendant of the regiment’s Private John Nicholas Ford: “First, a … Continue reading →

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Digital regimental now in paperback and ebook

Posted on March 20, 2014 by Dick Stanley

A 366-page paperback narrative of this digital regimental is now available for sale at Amazon here, and also here as an ebook. Both contain some additional material not found in this Web version but otherwise are faithful reproductions of it. The title … Continue reading →

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Digital regimental soon in paperback

Posted on August 1, 2013 by Dick Stanley

A book of this digital regimental is in the works and should be available in paperback at Amazon before the end of the year. It will have some additional material but for the most part be a recapitulation of what’s … Continue reading →

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