Friday, September 6, 2024
Three Men Killed Above Water
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This is a tale about three men who were killed above water. Each one belonged to the Army of the Potomac. Each one fought in the Battle ...
Monday, July 29, 2024
Never Eat a Dead Man’s Cake, Part 7; Or, Letters from Yokohama
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I didn’t intend to write this post, but sometimes the rabbit hole beckons. In the past six posts, I’ve recounted, in brief, the life and...
Never Eat a Dead Man’s Cake, Part 6; Or, “God Would Not Take My Precious Child From Me!”
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Major Charles Elisha Pruyn breathed his last on June 15, 1864. It was only four days after he after he penned his last letter to his mothe...
Sunday, July 28, 2024
Never Eat a Dead Man’s Cake, Part 5; Or, When Charlie Pruyn Went Back to the Front (Twice)
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For the past several posts, I’ve been exploring the career of Charlie Pruyn, an Albany officer who resigned his commission after he learned ...
Saturday, July 27, 2024
Never Eat a Dead Man’s Cake, Part 4; Or, “With the Exception of Casey’s Division . . .”
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In the past several posts, I’ve been exploring the military career of Adjutant Charles E. Pruyn. You might think that, given his earnestne...
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