Our War
This blog is about my new Civil War history, Our War: Days and Events in the Fight for the Union.
Sunday, September 28, 2014
11. 'The navy gets the best of everything'
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On his return to his outfit from convalescent camp, my dad expected to see the graves of some of his comrades. Of the war he wrote: “ ...
Thursday, September 25, 2014
10. A day at the beach
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Hollandia, where Dad recuperated from his wound, was on the north-central coast of New Guinea. Dad had been elsewhere on the island duri...
Monday, September 22, 2014
9. 'I never dreamed it could be so horrible'
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If my father, Lt. Charles M. Pride, wrote home while leading his First Cavalry Division infantry platoon in the Pacific during late 1944, ...
Friday, September 19, 2014
8. 'I hope to go up in the hills on patrol soon'
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Dad's V-Mail: 28 bottles of beer per officer per month, "so we have to be stingy with it." The letter above (and transcri...
Tuesday, September 16, 2014
7. To war in the Pacific
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The Combat Infantryman's Badge was sacred to my dad, Charles M. Pride, who earned his fighting in the Pacific islands. At this poi...
Monday, September 15, 2014
A family story, World War II and beyond
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The series I am posting on my family’s experiences, photos and letters during World War II and beyond has attracted heavy traffic, for whic...
Sunday, September 14, 2014
6. 'Be sure to pose pretty'
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My grandfather, Evert F. Nordstrom, was a card and a photo nut. Both qualities show up in this letter, which he addressed to his granddaugh...
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