Dang. Completely missed doing this last month. 16 years. That’s a long time. Longer than 15 years. But not as long as 17 years.
Lotta posts this year. A couple cool discoveries. Hope you’ve enjoyed it.
16 Years Blogging
23 12 2022Bull Runnings
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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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Keep up the good work, Harry. Quite a legacy. I assume you have all this backed up. 🙂 And if you do not . . . do yourself a favor and make sure you use Rewind or some other service.
Merry Christmas.
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Thanks Ted!
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Thanks for all of the information along the way!
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Harry–I am so thankful for this blog. It has been a lifeline for me, Elmer, and the 11th NY. Merry Christmas.
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Same to you, Meg!
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First hand accounts are my favorite and you’ve been killin’ it lately! Keep it up and thank you.
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Hi Barry – hopefully you’ve noticed that I’ve posted 567 pieces of personal correspondence here over the years, not to mention hundreds of pieces of official correspondence, diary entries, newspaper accounts, and memoirs. Thanks for reading!
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Excellent! Keep up the fire! Truly unique posting, great tribute to this whose fought here!
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