Terry Rensel
@tr4real.bsky.social
Historian, Preservationist, non-profit leader, Alaskan Ex-pat, bourbon connoisseur, recovering broadcaster.
Took this 6 years ago today in Homer Alaska.
May 22, 2025 at 11:35 AM
Took this 6 years ago today in Homer Alaska.
My most recent post for Emerging Civil War.
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A Thousand Words a Battle: Gaines Mill - Emerging Civil War
Battle of Gaines Mill, The Seven Days June 27, 1862 Oliver Willcox Norton of Springfield, Pennsylvania, enlisted as a Private in the Erie Regiment, a three-month unit, on April 19, 1861. At the end of...
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December 13, 2024 at 10:47 PM
My most recent post for Emerging Civil War.
emergingcivilwar.com/2024/12/13/a...
emergingcivilwar.com/2024/12/13/a...
As of 4:30 this afternoon. Still coming down.
November 29, 2024 at 10:47 PM
As of 4:30 this afternoon. Still coming down.
It hadn't started snowing when I went to bed 8 hours ago.
November 29, 2024 at 1:02 PM
It hadn't started snowing when I went to bed 8 hours ago.
Last night Erie's Otters game was the yearly 🧸 toss for Christmas.
November 28, 2024 at 1:28 PM
Last night Erie's Otters game was the yearly 🧸 toss for Christmas.
Did I need an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
No.
Do I now own an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
Yes.
No.
Do I now own an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
Yes.
November 26, 2024 at 12:53 PM
Did I need an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
No.
Do I now own an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
Yes.
No.
Do I now own an Erie Pepperoni Ball plushie?
Yes.
Visited President John Tyler and James Monroe today.
November 17, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Visited President John Tyler and James Monroe today.
Another recent post of mine at Emerging Civil War. emergingcivilwar.com/2024/11/14/b...
Book Review: The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War - Emerging Civil War
The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War. By Erik Larson. New York: Crown Publishing, 2024. Hardcover, 565 pp. $35.00. Reviewed by Terry Rensel Autho...
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November 16, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Another recent post of mine at Emerging Civil War. emergingcivilwar.com/2024/11/14/b...
"Freedom is not merely the absence of negative influences, but rather the active presence of positive attributes." - Timothy Snyder, 'On Freedom'
November 14, 2024 at 2:54 PM
"Freedom is not merely the absence of negative influences, but rather the active presence of positive attributes." - Timothy Snyder, 'On Freedom'
"Free will is character." - Timothy Snyder 'On Freedom'
November 14, 2024 at 11:55 AM
"Free will is character." - Timothy Snyder 'On Freedom'
Spent some time this Veterans Day at the Slaughter Pen Farm. 5 Congressional Medals of Honor were earned here on December 13, 1862 during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
November 11, 2024 at 11:11 PM
Spent some time this Veterans Day at the Slaughter Pen Farm. 5 Congressional Medals of Honor were earned here on December 13, 1862 during the Battle of Fredericksburg.
It's been a bit of a week. Here's some cows.
November 8, 2024 at 11:48 AM
It's been a bit of a week. Here's some cows.
The Aurora visible at the Slaughter Pen Farm in Fredericksburg last night.
October 11, 2024 at 10:29 AM
The Aurora visible at the Slaughter Pen Farm in Fredericksburg last night.
Yesterday's awesome used bookstore find.
July 15, 2024 at 11:22 AM
Yesterday's awesome used bookstore find.
My latest for Emerging Civil War.
Erie Soldiers and Sailors Home Cemetery - Emerging Civil War
As a young man, I was a member of the Communications Platoon, HQ Company of the 1/112th Infantry Battalion, Pennsylvania Army National Guard. Our armory was on the corner of 6th and Parade streets in ...
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May 27, 2024 at 11:34 PM
My latest for Emerging Civil War.
Tonight's reading.
February 26, 2024 at 1:54 AM
Tonight's reading.
Good morning from Fredericksburg.
February 8, 2024 at 12:02 PM
Good morning from Fredericksburg.
A quiet Saturday night with some bourbon and a new book.
February 4, 2024 at 2:02 AM
A quiet Saturday night with some bourbon and a new book.
161st anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg today. Spent some time on the battlefield.
December 13, 2023 at 7:44 PM
161st anniversary of the Battle of Fredericksburg today. Spent some time on the battlefield.