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Civil War gifts for dad, father in law, etc..
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:35 am
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:35 am
My father in law enjoys Civil War memorabilia. He has pistols and confederate currency and such in a display case in their living room.
He is also a very religous fellow so this year I bought him an 1861 soldier issued new testament pocket bible.(cant really make out the notations written in it)
it's a really neat little item regardless
anybody else making civil war era purchases this holiday? If so what?
He is also a very religous fellow so this year I bought him an 1861 soldier issued new testament pocket bible.(cant really make out the notations written in it)
it's a really neat little item regardless
anybody else making civil war era purchases this holiday? If so what?
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Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:36 am to dexy82
Slave ship
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:36 am to dexy82
I bet Mitch would sell you the Robert E. Lee statue for cheap.
This post was edited on 12/22/15 at 10:37 am
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:37 am to dexy82
Antique farm equipment.*
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:38 am to dexy82
Confederate flags seem to be all the rage these days.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:39 am to Clyde Tipton
Y'all raciss brah.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:40 am to dexy82
The Lee Circle statue may be for sale before too long. That'd be awesome in your Dad's front yard.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:46 am to MSTiger33
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bet Mitch would sell you the Robert E. Lee statue for cheap.
Or the Battle of Liberty Place obelisk. The PGT Beauregard Statue would be a great centerpiece as well.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:47 am to dexy82
i heard they are getting rid of those civil war statues in NOLA
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:48 am to dexy82
You should get him a few slaves.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:48 am to dexy82
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1861 soldier issued new testament pocket bible.(
Pics?
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:57 am to crap4brain
Not home now.
it's about 4" tall, distributed by the new york american bible society?
Im assuming they just handed them out to union soldiers
it's about 4" tall, distributed by the new york american bible society?
Im assuming they just handed them out to union soldiers
Posted on 12/22/15 at 10:59 am to dexy82
The gift of all gifts for a Civil War buff would have to be an authentic Civil War rifled musket or smooth bore musket from the period (the smooth bore would have a percussion cap rig rather than the Napoleonic flintlock.)
If you can't afford a real one, get him a replica of the sort that the re enactors use.
OR if he likes to play "dress up and role play" you could get him a Southern Belle costume in his size. I'm not judging, I'm just sayin'.
If you can't afford a real one, get him a replica of the sort that the re enactors use.
OR if he likes to play "dress up and role play" you could get him a Southern Belle costume in his size. I'm not judging, I'm just sayin'.
This post was edited on 12/22/15 at 11:01 am
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:03 am to dexy82
Are you looking just at period things or are you looking for anything on the WBTS?
If they like to read, I would suggest Shelby Foote's 3 volume The Civil War: A Narrative.
The Shaara books (The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara; Gods and Generals, Last Full Measure, A Blaze of Glory, A Chain of Thunder, The Smoke at Dawn and The Fateful Lightning by Jeff Shaara) are really good. Killer Angels is about Gettysburg. G&G is the lead up to Gettysburg in the east, with Measure being from the end of Gettysburg to Appomattox. The final four are western theater and deal with Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Sherman's march from Atlanta through the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
If they have ancestors that fought, look to see if there are books written on the unit. Even if not, A Scythe of Fire about the 8th Georgia is really good, as is Cobb's Legion Cavalry about the 9th Georgia cav that served under JEB Stewart and Wade Hampton.
Too late now to order in time for Christmas, but again, if they have ancestors that fought, you can get copies of the compiled military service records. You can get these through the National Archives or you can order from Broadfoot publishing. You need to know the soldier's name and unit.
If they like to read, I would suggest Shelby Foote's 3 volume The Civil War: A Narrative.
The Shaara books (The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara; Gods and Generals, Last Full Measure, A Blaze of Glory, A Chain of Thunder, The Smoke at Dawn and The Fateful Lightning by Jeff Shaara) are really good. Killer Angels is about Gettysburg. G&G is the lead up to Gettysburg in the east, with Measure being from the end of Gettysburg to Appomattox. The final four are western theater and deal with Shiloh, Vicksburg, Chattanooga and Sherman's march from Atlanta through the surrender of the Army of Tennessee.
If they have ancestors that fought, look to see if there are books written on the unit. Even if not, A Scythe of Fire about the 8th Georgia is really good, as is Cobb's Legion Cavalry about the 9th Georgia cav that served under JEB Stewart and Wade Hampton.
Too late now to order in time for Christmas, but again, if they have ancestors that fought, you can get copies of the compiled military service records. You can get these through the National Archives or you can order from Broadfoot publishing. You need to know the soldier's name and unit.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:06 am to dexy82
One of the nicest WBTS gift I ever received was the documentary by Ken Burns
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:30 am to dexy82
A bottle of Snapple tea. Because they have a slave ship on the logo or so the rumor goes.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:32 am to PJinAtl
Another really good book he is certain to like is called "Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War"
Of the 120 men who enlisted in "Company H" (Or Co. Aytch as he calls it) in 1861, Sam Watkins was one of only seven alive when General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman in North Carolina on April, 1865. Of the 1,200 men who fought in the First Tennessee, only 65 were left to be paroled on that day. "Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War" is heralded by many historians as one of the best war memoirs written by a common soldier of the field. Sam R. Watkin's writing style in "Co Aytch" is quite engaging and skillfully captures the pride, misery, glory, and horror experienced by the common foot soldier.
Of the 120 men who enlisted in "Company H" (Or Co. Aytch as he calls it) in 1861, Sam Watkins was one of only seven alive when General Joseph E. Johnston's Army of Tennessee surrendered to General William Tecumseh Sherman in North Carolina on April, 1865. Of the 1,200 men who fought in the First Tennessee, only 65 were left to be paroled on that day. "Co. Aytch: A Confederate Memoir of the Civil War" is heralded by many historians as one of the best war memoirs written by a common soldier of the field. Sam R. Watkin's writing style in "Co Aytch" is quite engaging and skillfully captures the pride, misery, glory, and horror experienced by the common foot soldier.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:32 am to Ponchy Tiger
Why would you continue celebrating something that represents slavery? So racist and y'all bigots
I have gotten my grandfather a book on the officers involved in the civil war and he loved it
I have gotten my grandfather a book on the officers involved in the civil war and he loved it
Posted on 12/22/15 at 11:49 am to dexy82
quote:Your dad is also your father-in-law?
Civil War gifts for dad, father in law
Here's a gift idea for a book that should be familiar to you all.
Posted on 12/22/15 at 12:13 pm to dexy82
I hear the Robert E. Lee statue in NOLA may be available if you want to go all out.
shite, I see it's already been mentioned.
shite, I see it's already been mentioned.
This post was edited on 12/22/15 at 12:14 pm
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