American Civil War Chronicles is an online blog primarily consisting of material written in the 1800s about the American civil war, often by people who experienced the war or who were directly impacted by it. Material related to the conditions and circumstances that led to the war may also be included.
For the most part, the content of American Civil War Chronicles will be short pieces that fit well within the blog’s format. The daily pieces include diary and journal entries, newspaper articles and editorials, as well as occasional incidents, anecdotes, poetry, images, and other material that become. In some instances, the materials are excerpts from larger works.
During and after the civil war, there was a significant number of works published that included material related to the war, and, of course, in many instances, the entire works were devoted to the topic. Nineteenth-century material included here is from the public domain and thus, initially, free of copyright. American Civil War Chronicles is, in essence, a compilation of historical public domain material, the selection and arrangement of which, as a compilation, is protected under U. S. and international copyright laws. Some of the material used in American Civil War Chronicles is edited for space and content considerations. If material for an article is edited, that portion that is edited becomes new work protected under copyright laws.
Skedaddle is neither pro-North or pro-South. However, the material published in Skedaddle, in many instances, will be slanted one way or another as a result of the nineteenth-century author’s or subject’s views and experiences. While the editor will try to maintain a balance between the two sides, there is simply a lot more material available from the side of the victors.
Skedaddle is not intentionally “politically correct.” Articles, stories, and poems in our e-journal originated over 100 years ago. The views expressed and the language used will, in most instances, be included as published in the original text. When pieces are edited for space considerations, the text will not be intentionally altered to conform with twenty-first century sensitivities.