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Hi everyone,
Years ago I spent a lot of time at the National Archives, collecting information about Civil War units. Over the years I gathered quite a bunch of information, including seven binders full of inspection reports which I photocopied one page at a time, I’m sure to the annoyance of everyone trying to use the machines. I was fascinated by the amount of detailed information that survives, the kind of details I think most assumed didn’t exist, and how much or little that info agreed with what I’d read or been told.
I had intended to do something with all this, but experience in the book business taught me that the release of information in that form wasn’t practical. Several months ago, I rediscovered these materials and became interested in them again, and realized that technology had now given me a way to share what I’d uncovered with as many people as possible.
So, “like lightning out of a clear sky”, I’m announcing the arrival of my website, Blue and Gray Marching, at www.blueandgraymarching.com
I hope you’ll get a chance to check it out. So far I have three corps worth of CS inspection reports up, along with several short articles including an analysis of the “Punch Bowl” prisoner photo with very clear enlargements. More reports and articles will be added over the next few months. I will also be attempting a major project relating to Gettysburg. I hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew with that one.
One last thing before I shut up. You’ll notice the website is very Reb-centric due to the focus of my research back then. I’m going to try to even that out, but if any Federal specialists out there have documentable information they’d like to share (or even articles) please contact me sometime. I promise you’ll always be prominently acknowledged.
Thanks!
Jim Schruefer
Years ago I spent a lot of time at the National Archives, collecting information about Civil War units. Over the years I gathered quite a bunch of information, including seven binders full of inspection reports which I photocopied one page at a time, I’m sure to the annoyance of everyone trying to use the machines. I was fascinated by the amount of detailed information that survives, the kind of details I think most assumed didn’t exist, and how much or little that info agreed with what I’d read or been told.
I had intended to do something with all this, but experience in the book business taught me that the release of information in that form wasn’t practical. Several months ago, I rediscovered these materials and became interested in them again, and realized that technology had now given me a way to share what I’d uncovered with as many people as possible.
So, “like lightning out of a clear sky”, I’m announcing the arrival of my website, Blue and Gray Marching, at www.blueandgraymarching.com
I hope you’ll get a chance to check it out. So far I have three corps worth of CS inspection reports up, along with several short articles including an analysis of the “Punch Bowl” prisoner photo with very clear enlargements. More reports and articles will be added over the next few months. I will also be attempting a major project relating to Gettysburg. I hope I haven’t bitten off more than I can chew with that one.
One last thing before I shut up. You’ll notice the website is very Reb-centric due to the focus of my research back then. I’m going to try to even that out, but if any Federal specialists out there have documentable information they’d like to share (or even articles) please contact me sometime. I promise you’ll always be prominently acknowledged.
Thanks!
Jim Schruefer
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