In my never-ending quest to keep this site relevant and to serve the needs of my readers, here’s a poll. Comments are enabled. Suggestions are welcome.
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Harry SmeltzerDulce bellum inexpertis
“I am sending you these little incidents as I hear them well authenticated. They form, to the friends of the parties, part of the history of the glorious 21st. More anon.”
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Hello! I’m Harry Smeltzer and welcome to Bull Runnings, where you'll find my digital history project on the First Battle of Bull Run which is organized under the Bull Run Resources section. I'll also post my thoughts on the processes behind the project and commentary on the campaign, but pretty much all things Civil War are fair game. You'll only find musings on my “real job” or my personal life when they relate to this project. My mother always told me "never discuss politics or religion in mixed company”, and that's sound advice where current events are concerned.
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This site is more than a blog. Bull Runnings also hosts digitized material pertaining to First Bull Run. In the Bull Run Resources link in the masthead and also listed below are links to Orders of Battle, After Action Reports, Official Correspondence, Biographical Sketches, Diaries, Letters, Memoirs, Newspaper Accounts and much, much more. Take some time to surf through the material. This is a work in process with no end in sight, so check back often!
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- Photography Focus: Rare Images of an Irish American Family at War – Irish in the American Civil War on Pvt. Thomas D. Norris, Co. A, 69th NYSM, On the Battle
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The primary sources you post are fascinating and illuminating. While I don’t usually have time to read all of them, it’s good to know they’re here if I ever need to research the battle.
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Thanks Will!
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Harry, The primary sources are fascinating, but most of what you post is of interest and worthwhile, so I wish you had set up a poll that offered us the opportunity to order our interest, rather than choose one. Keep up the good work.
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Thanks Ted! Sorry, I’m new to this poll thing. If I can figure out how to do what you suggest, I’ll give it a shot.
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Where’s the “all of the above” option?
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Thanks Terry!
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I am certainly in the “all of the above” camp as well!
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Thanks Damian!
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I am too! Should I still vote? Or does that distort the results?
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Thanks Ron!
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I like everything on the site ,of course, but I especially like when you break down a event or person that has become encrusted in myth and legend and try to sort through the different threads. Articles that come to mind in that vein are the ones on Sherman’s battery and who fired the first cannon shot at Bull Run. I really enjoy reading those, especially.
Your reports on field trips to battlefields or historical sites with what type of interpretation you encounter are really fascinating.
Chris
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Thanks Chris!
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Harry, I enjoy your book reviews and original articles in particular; but I agree with the others who have voiced an “all of the above” sentiment. –Russ
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Thanks Russ!
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Let me add my voice to the all the above movement! Bull Runnings is a site with a lot to offer, Thanks for all you do Harry…
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Thanks Luke!
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This is just a terrific site on all counts. I have spent more time with the primary sources than anything else, but I like the occasional author interviews, articles, etc. I have been to Bull Run more than any other Battlefield and I love to get new insights every week here.
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Thanks Patrick!
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