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1864 October 29: First News of the Battle of Westport

Originally posted on The Civil War and Northwest Wisconsin:

This short weekly summary of war news comes from The Polk County Press of October 29, 1864.�� The much longer ���Late and interesting Items��� comes from The Prescott Journal of the same date.

The second item refers to the Battle of Westport, sometimes called the ���Gettysburg of the West,��� which was fought October 23, 1864, in Westport, Missouri (in modern-day Kansas City).�� This battle was the turning point of Price���s Missouri...

Fiddler���s Green: Lewis Thompson

Originally posted on Regular Cavalry in the Civil War:

I am greatly indebted to Sherry Harris, a relative of Lewis Thompson, for adding a great deal of detail and both pictures to the story of this brave cavalryman.

Photo courtesy of Sherry Harris.

Lewis Tappen Thompson was born in Philadelphia on July 25, 1838. He was the eldest of five children who survived childhood. His father, also named Lewis, was a publisher and member of the Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia. He was also part of the...

Gargoyles, grotesques and earmouse

Originally posted on List of Figures:

It has long been a tradition among stonemasons to use contemporary motifs and symbols when carving ornamental details of Gothic cathedrals. Virtually the only form of sculpture where a great deal of creative freedom (and fun) was allowed, gargoyles and grotesques are a fascinating window into a medieval craftsman���s imagination. Exotic animals, chimeras, monsters, disfigured bodies, contorted faces ��� these are some of the most vivid images of the era,...

the Emperor’s Assassin

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Fascinating history

Originally posted on History Witch:

Locusta was probably the first recorded serial killer and/or hired hit-woman. It is believed she knew a great deal about herbs and plants- and when she moved to city of Rome, this knowledge was sought out for evil purposes.

Agrippina the Younger hired her in 54 AD to serve up poisoned mushrooms to murder Emperor Claudius (so that Agrippina���s son, Nero could become Emperor). It worked.

Nero became emperor and, with good reason,...

Henry Ruffner’s Ghost Story (“A Screech”)

Originally posted on Cenantua's Blog:

A Screech

Amongst the earliest settlers in the Kanawha valley was george Alderson, who had been a man of the woods from his youth. Though not much of a scholar, yet he could read, write, and cast up accounts, which, altogether was more than the majority of his sylvan contemporaries could do. He was a very shrewd man, and knew very well on which side his bread was buttered. He was notable for using small land warrants for 100 acres, to advantage. As the lar...

Tracy Todd – Author

I was recently introduced to Tracy Todd, via Email, through a mutual friend. Tracy is a new author and I want to show her some support and let her tell you a little about herself.

My background is varied. After being out of the UK for over twenty years, I returned and made the best decision of my life. I decided to make a living out of my beliefs. This is a hard path, but becoming a successful, published author is a large part of that. Being pragmatic, I also took a writing class and created a...

Of Outlaws, Prostitutes, and Pioneers: My Encounter with the Wild West

Originally posted on a hundred affections:

Being from the East Coast, there���s a whole lot of history from the West that is fascinating to me; our trip to Nevada and California only intrigued me even more. I���m sure my ideas of the Wild West are a bit glamorized (think ���Bobby Brady���s fetish with Jesse James���), but I admit, it still holds this magnetic draw on me. Maybe it was seeing Dances with Wolves as a teenager���I wanted to be like Stands-With-Fist, too!

My husband is a western-mo...

A LOVE FOR THE OLD WILD WEST | VINTAGE AMERICANA POSTCARDS

Originally posted on The Selvedge Yard:

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Yes, I have a thing for vintage linen postcards��� with old Curt Teich works being at the top of that list. ��I also love the lore of the American Wild West (the maverick, pioneer spirit lines-up well with my own modus operandi)��� bowlegged, dusty cowboys with tobacco-stained fingers and hooded eyes, and the soulful sages that we call Native Americans with their incredible art, customs and culture. ��I could feast on these beautiful little pieces of a...

Boys Will Be Boys

Originally posted on Loosely Analogous:

An exclusively male dance in a liquor store of an 1840s frontier town in California. Detail from a lithograph of circa 1887, with��14��scenes of lives of pioneer gold miners, entitled��The Miners Pioneer Ten Commandments. Source: Library of Congress.

which reminds me

Cowboy stag dance. Somewhere in the Wild West, circa 1910. I���d say, at least two of the pairs make total sense to me. Source: Wikimedia Commons.

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