<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Kentucky Civil War]]></title><description><![CDATA[Kentucky Civil War]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwarauthor.com/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2026 14:34:18 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Blog Posts Over On WTCW]]></title><description><![CDATA[As I have said in an earlier post, most of my researched blog posts are now put up on the Western Theater in the Civil War site, which I own. If you are looking for some Kentucky Civil War history, you can find quite a bit over there, and some of it is written by other historians. The links to my posts are below, but there are some other great pieces on Perryville, Munfordville, Columbus, etc. I encourage you to search the site for those and give them a read! We have over 300 blog posts and...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/blog-posts-over-on-wtcw</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6954364184f89e2b69f3bae5</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:25:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_65d08d70862443038c4e5d4c67f6705f~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_879,h_574,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Department No. 2 Podcast and Other News]]></title><description><![CDATA[Happy almost  2026! I have not posted anything on this site this year. As I wrote a few years ago, most of my activity is on my Western Theater site while I transition this one to a more personal outreach tool. With that said, I encourage you to check out the WTCW site. It is the only site that covers the Western Theater of the Civil War and has over 300 blog posts. If you like the posts on here, I know you will over there as well. There is a lot of Kentucky content that is not found on this...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/department-no-2-podcast-and-other-news</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69540d0a299c372795f9d0eb</guid><pubDate>Tue, 30 Dec 2025 20:10:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_92d07f56317b45a98d0c3dfa96e96aad~mv2.avif/v1/fit/w_865,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Book is Here!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The time has finally arrived! After years of research, writing, and work, my book is now available for purchase. You can order now from...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-book-is-here</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65fb21aa52fa2dd3354ef149</guid><pubDate>Wed, 20 Mar 2024 18:08:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_d4f29f92f6e04ef5ac4fce375acd9869~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Coming Soon!]]></title><description><![CDATA[I have great news! My book is up on my publisher's website, and is due to be released later this spring! I've spent years working on...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/coming-soon</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63d549e6c76ac124892673a6</guid><pubDate>Tue, 31 Jan 2023 19:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_d4f29f92f6e04ef5ac4fce375acd9869~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Kentucky Battlefield Tours]]></title><description><![CDATA[It has been a while since I have updated anything here, so I figured I should get around to doing  that! This past year has seen me get...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/kentucky-battlefield-tours</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6261d71f992bfa888eff570b</guid><pubDate>Sat, 02 Jul 2022 17:16:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_29dbdf027b374005853ef294cc2607f3~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Redemption on the Thames: Kentucky Troops in 1813]]></title><description><![CDATA[Redemption was near at hand for nearly 3,000 Kentuckians poised to bring about the greatest victory to that point in the War of 1812...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/redemption-on-the-thames-kentucky-troops-in-1813</link><guid isPermaLink="false">60e3c1b681fa100015f07230</guid><pubDate>Wed, 07 Jul 2021 16:48:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_a5b2f5cf91434f139433c4ed72a3a319~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[My Book is Getting Published!]]></title><description><![CDATA[Hello everyone! I just wanted to share the news! My manuscript on guerrilla and partisan warfare in western Kentucky will be published by...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/my-book-is-getting-published</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5fca5aca3efe8f001760f2c4</guid><pubDate>Fri, 04 Dec 2020 21:02:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_f2ba817773dd4faea90fd895e641281a~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_144,h_144,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Untold Civil War Podcast]]></title><description><![CDATA[Several weeks ago, I had a great conversation with Paul from the Untold Civil War Podcast, talking about the 10th Kentucky Partisan...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-untold-civil-war-podcast</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f9f44301b0b960017861ed4</guid><pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2020 21:32:02 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_f82a96939c2a47d0ad046c24e5da6aba~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The Western Theater Initiative ]]></title><description><![CDATA[I really can't believe that I have neglected to post something like this, but here we are. The complexities of "things" these last...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-western-theater-initiative</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f8f1683e293f600183c5a6e</guid><pubDate>Tue, 20 Oct 2020 20:16:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_147b6003ab5b479cb2d6cf0f5461dc07~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_856,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 26th Kentucky at the Battle of Nashville]]></title><description><![CDATA[Cicero Maxwell began his wartime service as the lieutenant colonel of the 26th Kentucky Infantry under the infamous “Butcher of...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/26th-kentucky-at-the-battle-of-nashville</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f851534d038310017641673</guid><pubDate>Fri, 16 Oct 2020 17:36:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_21e0c0ecaab44e05b5ce3e32e61c92a8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_844,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Dash Into Corinth]]></title><description><![CDATA[This particular report combined three fascinations that I have when it comes to the Civil War. One, the 3rd Kentucky Cavalry. My 4x Great...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/dash-into-corinth</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f7722af2ce97a0017ef54fb</guid><pubDate>Fri, 02 Oct 2020 15:14:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_a6fa2133a8d54ce391381e4159dc4b60~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 7th Kentucky at Champion Hill]]></title><description><![CDATA[John Lucas, former commander of Company B, resigned in the fall of 1862, during the time of Lieutenant Joel Ridgell's ascendancy to the...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-7th-kentucky-at-champion-hill</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5f1a484cc5134800178517f1</guid><pubDate>Fri, 24 Jul 2020 15:43:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_5efd8fea771c4879a072930ea2c07f80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_720,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 22nd Kentucky in the Vicksburg Campaign-Part One]]></title><description><![CDATA[Surgeons are not studied enough, in my opinion, when it comes to the great campaigns like Vicksburg. Also routinely left out of some...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-22nd-kentucky-in-the-vicksburg-campaign-part-one</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5ec804fbb7b2f7001778eb48</guid><pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2020 18:07:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_13fa0b5782544c6bb1ff450ea1432b32~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[A Media Tempest: John C. Breckinridge, Amnesty, and the Press]]></title><description><![CDATA[Nearly four years after the Civil War ended at the expense of over half a million lives, John C. Breckinridge finally arrived home to...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/a-media-tempest-john-c-breckinridge-amnesty-and-the-press</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5eb58d38106ddc00173c74fe</guid><pubDate>Fri, 08 May 2020 20:33:51 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_1ca59ad94c444d7ba8935ef94fe6040c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 17th Kentucky at Fort Donelson]]></title><description><![CDATA["As my regiment was disembarking, Gen. Grant, who was at the place, said, 'I have a big contract on hand, and will have some work for you...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-17th-kentucky-at-fort-donelson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e455553cebe1900172b0b75</guid><pubDate>Mon, 17 Feb 2020 13:17:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_44e91872b6354df3a4a917475517bcd8~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 2nd Kentucky at Fort Donelson]]></title><description><![CDATA[I love visiting Fort Donelson. The last time I was there was back in April 2018 as I was on my way to a reenactment in Union City,...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/the-2nd-kentucky-at-fort-donelson</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e4421f25a126f0017af8b62</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Feb 2020 21:32:19 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_634f0c348ee04bd98579df126dddb97a~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_631,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[12th Kentucky Mill Springs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report of Col. William A. Hoskins, Twelfth Kentucky Infantry. Hdqrs. Twelfth Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, Waitsborough, January 26,...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/12th-kentucky-mill-springs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1ccf81a6ef6300199855bd</guid><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jan 2020 01:40:40 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_83041573eb80402bb124853a0d6427ea~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Wolford's 1st Kentucky Cavalry at Mill Springs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report of Col. Frank Wolford, Kentucky Cavalry. Camp Brents, January 22, 1862. General: At daylight on Sunday morning, the 19th, my...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/wolford-s-1st-kentucky-cavalry-at-mill-springs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1f2ddd9ad0700017ac69e7</guid><pubDate>Thu, 16 Jan 2020 03:53:29 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_716347c89c0c4235b5563c22d7ef7318~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The 10th Kentucky in the Mill Springs Campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report of Col. John M. Harlan, Tenth Kentucky Infantry. Hdqrs. Tenth Regiment Kentucky Volunteers, Near Mill Springs, Wayne County, Ky.,...]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/10th-kentucky</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e1492a5751d71001775d092</guid><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2020 17:08:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_5c94ddfb6a194d6b9a2b357f1ca2e960~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[General George B. Crittenden's Report Concerning the Battle of Mill Springs]]></title><description><![CDATA[Report of General A. Sidney Johnston, C. S. Army, commanding the Western Department. Bowling Green, Ky., January 22, 1862. The following dispatch just received from Nashville: General Crittenden, with eight regiments of infantry and six pieces of artillery, attacked the enemy on Sunday morning, 19th instant, 7 o’clock, in strong position on Fishing Creek, 11 miles from Mill Springs. The attack was repulsed by superior numbers, and a disorderly retreat commenced after General Zollicoffer fell....]]></description><link>https://www.kentuckycivilwar.com/post/general-george-b-crittenden-s-report-concerning-the-battle-of-mill-springs</link><guid isPermaLink="false">5e18c60feccadd0017813e6f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 13 Jan 2020 17:10:53 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/84aa03_59b362c1852a48a7933f1f4402ee13bc~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Derrick</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>