A Mostly Civil War Blog

 The casualty numbers listed above, 294 fatalities out of 1,414 who served in one regiment, the First New York Dragoons, are a reminder of t...

  Frank Scaturro speaks at Grant Cottage on Saturday about President Grant's peacemaking efforts. Scaturro is an author whose books incl...

Photos taken September 22 with our newish dog Bella. That date in 1777 was three days after the first battle of Saratoga and a couple of wee...

  Ulysses S. Grant famously loved horses, and after the war was no stranger to Saratoga Springs. So I'll be setting up shop, signing and...

  After the recent accidental death of honorary Grant Cottage board member Treat Williams , the loss of Jeannie Woutersz (pronounced Waters...

  (Reginald Adams with his mural in Galveston, Texas) My friend Steve Trimm (portraying Grant) and I will be doing a program at Grant Cottag...

  I had the honor of giving the fine actor Treat Williams, who died Monday as the result of a motorcycle accident, his first tour of Grant C...