My Civil War Obsession
Exploring anything and everything that fascinates me
about the American Civil War
Pages
(Move to ...)
Home
About Me
My Research
Ancestors in the War
Richard Stamper & Ed. Turner Letters
▼
Tuesday, August 4, 2026
My 1st Confederate Ancestor: Levi Gross, 5th Ky Mounted Infantry
›
One topic I’ve discussed over the years on this page has involved the exploration of the lives and service of Civil War ancestors I discover...
Monday, July 13, 2026
He Could Whip any Lincolnite: The Arrest of James Digby, Part 2
›
Part One Just after Chancellor Livingston had his freedom affirmed, the Civil War started and men on both sides began learning how to kill ...
Thursday, July 9, 2026
The Arrest of James Digby Part 1: Setting the Scene
›
This was supposed to be a short, quick story about Union authorities arresting a southern sympathizer in Campbell County, not an unusual tal...
Sunday, June 21, 2026
From Newport to the Confederacy to the Supreme Court: Horace H. Lurton
›
Horace Harmon Lurton did not spend many years in Campbell County, but he was a county native and a Civil War soldier who rose to national pr...
Thursday, May 21, 2026
Boy Soldier Isaac Thacker, 40th Kentucky Infantry
›
The concept of boys fighting in the Civil War is just one of the numerous topics on the war. One local instance of this was the story of I...
›
Home
View web version
