Thursday, August 13, 2009

Dogs of War

Ok, I had to somehow get a picture of my Black Lab "Shiloh" into the blog.
Yes his name is a tribute to the Civil War. It started as a joke. We wanted to find names and I said to my son...Let's call her Getty, for Gettysburg or something. Truly it was a joke. Quick as a rabbit he said "How about Shiloh?" The entire family loved it. Shiloh was suppose to be a yellow female lab but as it turns out is a black male. That is another story....

Shiloh age 14 weeks

I digress though. There really is a link to the Civil War.

Some of the most loyal soldiers didn’t wear uniforms!

LT George Custer, Brig Gen William Gamble, General Rufus Ingalls and Brig Gen George Stoneman Jr were just some of the Civil War soldiers who had a dog with them during the war. Sadly many regimental pets did die in war but some survived and given honorable burials. Cats, too were taken with regiments. There is a CW period song called “Kitty Popcorn” about a cat. The May 2009 issue of America’s Civil War magazine has an article with several pictures of canines. A new book is out called “Loyal Hearts: Histories of Civil War Canines by Michael Zucchero.

Custer and Friend



Unknown Group with their canine




Chief Quartermaster General Rufas Ingalls and his dog. There is a similar picture with the dog sleeping in it.

Sunday, August 2, 2009

Ft Knox July 2009


Ft Knox 2009
Ashley and I traveled to Ft Knox Maine for a Civil War Event. Arriving Friday, it was raining and looked like it could be a bad weekend.





Saturday was glorious! The sun was out, there was a breeze, only the mid-seventies and the Rebels won the battle. How could it get better then that?


Reading the latest news. Harper's Weekly 1862




The fort was captured by the Rebels for a brief time on Saturday. We ladies took a tour of the Fort. Frankly the place is a little creepy. Where is Ghost Hunters when you need them?