Our War
This blog is about my new Civil War history, Our War: Days and Events in the Fight for the Union.
Friday, September 5, 2014
3. 'A bonnie little lass'
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My grandfather, Evert F. Nordstrom, selling war bonds. The previous post in this series consists of two letters written the day Elizab...
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Tuesday, September 2, 2014
2. 'We decided she was satisfactory. You would too.'
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My mom with Bonnie (Elizabeth Jeanette Pride). probably in the spring of 1944. In the last post , my pregnant mother joked about what ...
Saturday, August 30, 2014
1. We’re losing a lot of men. It all seems so useless'
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A drawing of my dad done at Fort Riley, Kans., on Dec. 12, 1942. Shortly before my father died in 2007, he gave me many letters he w...
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Monday, August 18, 2014
"Somewhere in New Guinea"
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Dad's grandson Misha loved to hear about World War II. Here they are together in 1992. The letter is dated military-style, 20 July...
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Saturday, August 16, 2014
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Thanks for continuing to read this blog during a stretch when I am too busy to post. If you are a pack-rat like me moving out of a house yo...
Monday, July 28, 2014
Dear diary
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Many Civil War historians begin their journeys the way I did, thinking that getting their hands on soldiers’ diaries is the key to learning...
Tuesday, July 15, 2014
A swerve, and a new adventure
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My life has taken another swerve, which accounts for the slowdown in posting on this blog. Earlier this month I was hired as administrator ...
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