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Category: Rough Enough
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #4: What was it like starting off in the Army – then and now?
Richard Clow’s first enlistment at age 17 was a one hundred day gig at Camp Meigs in Readville, Mass. which began on August 18, 1864. This sounds somewhat like the Reserves training of the 1960’s to me; the volunteer receiving three months of indoctrination… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #4: What was it like starting off in the Army – then and now?”
Why Richard Headley Clow is my Favorite Civil War Personality
My favorite personality for the Civil War is a private named Richard Headley Clow who was at the front lines of Petersburg from Feb. 1865 through April, 1865 and then went on to Appomattox. My reasons for this are the following: 1. Richard Clow… Continue Reading “Why Richard Headley Clow is my Favorite Civil War Personality”
Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #3: The Media Discrepancy and the Civil War Reality: Do a “Googlelup”
As you are reading through chapter 1 of Rough Enough, take a bit of time to “googlelup” (is that a new word?) some of the old periodicals and newspapers that have been scanned into the internet. I would suggest Harper’s Magazine and Frank Leslie’s… Continue Reading “Reader Questions for “Rough Enough” #3: The Media Discrepancy and the Civil War Reality: Do a “Googlelup””
Thought Questions for readers of Civil War book “Rough Enough” #2: What happened to all those Boston Islands?
Map Boston Harbor Islands, Boston Harbor in 1800’s, Boston Harbor Map p.V To all you readers of the Civil War non-fiction, Rough Enough be sure to do a good comparison of the harbor map for Boston in 1865 showing the forts and training camps… Continue Reading “Thought Questions for readers of Civil War book “Rough Enough” #2: What happened to all those Boston Islands?”
Thought Questions for CW book “Rough Enough” #1 Why Did Boys Join the Military in the Civil War?
Rough Enough follows the true life of young Richard Clow through his letters to his sisters while he was fighting at Petersburg, VA during the Civil War and later on the Montana/Dakota frontier. As the book opens, the first question that comes to mind,… Continue Reading “Thought Questions for CW book “Rough Enough” #1 Why Did Boys Join the Military in the Civil War?”
New Review for “Rough Enough” comes out on “Salient Points!”
I was ever so pleased to see Allen Mesch’s great review of my Civil and Indian War book, “Rough Enough” on his own fabulous blog site, “Salient Points (http://salient-points.blogspot.com/2013/03/rough-enough-by-richard-h-mcbee-jr.html), Allen prides himself in keeping up to date on Civil War affairs on LinkedIn and… Continue Reading “New Review for “Rough Enough” comes out on “Salient Points!””
Photos of John Sherwin Clow, wife and son: Older Brother to Richard Clow
Right hand photo is John Sherwin Clow, 1836 – 1909 and left hand photo is his wife, Celinda Warren Burnap Clow holding their son, Fredrick Redman Clow. This is the son who was born in 1863 just before John enlisted in the Union… Continue Reading “Photos of John Sherwin Clow, wife and son: Older Brother to Richard Clow”
Personalities related to Richard Clow – Lucia Shepardson, Author
Lucia Shepardson was one of Richard Clow’s nieces. She is shown in a photo with the aging Richard Clow about 1920 when they travelled together through the Black Hills. Lucia was an amateur entomologist and in 1914 wrote a brief book (see photo) called… Continue Reading “Personalities related to Richard Clow – Lucia Shepardson, Author”
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