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Category Archives: Civil War
Battle of the Wilderness (1864)
Background It is possible to argue that the seeds of the American Civil War were planted before the ink was dry on the U.S. Constitution. Fourteen signers of the Declaration of Independence owned slaves. The founding fathers’ goal was to … Continue reading
The Stones River Fight — Part 2
A Gathering Storm As General Bragg struggled to manage his army at Murfreesboro, Major General Rosecrans prepared his plan. Despite his curt response to Halleck’s orders to move against Bragg, Rosecrans got the message. It was in his mind that … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Confederate States, Feuds & Rivalries, History, Tennessee, The Union
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The Stones River Fight — Part 1
Introduction In 1811, the Tennessee General Assembly determined that the location for a new county seat for Rutherford County should be called Cannonsburgh in honor of Newton Cannon, a local politician. A month later, however, those same politicians renamed the … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, Feuds & Rivalries, History, Kentucky, Tennessee
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Civil War Christmas
Shown right, Christmas Eve is an illustration by Thomas Nast for Harper’s Weekly, January 3, 1863. Introduction There is no worse time to be a soldier than the dead of winter. Young men, older than their years, so far from … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, History, Pennsylvania, Uncategorized, Virginia
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America’s Old Northwest
The history almost no one knows Initially, the territories claimed by Great Britain in North America included all of present-day New England, extending southward along the Atlantic seacoast to the northern boundary of Spanish Florida and then westward to the … Continue reading
Irishmen — Blue and Gray
Historians tell us that more than 150,000 Irishmen, most of whom were recent immigrants (and many of whom were not yet U.S. citizens), joined the Union Army during the Civil War. Some of these young men joined out of loyalty to … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, Confederate States, History, New York
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The Ride of Paul Revere
Introduction We were taught as children about the midnight ride of Paul Revere. It was a great story for young children — fourth or fifth grade, perhaps. That dashing silversmith — who, booted and spurred and with a heavy stride, … Continue reading
The Last Battle
Introduction For some unknown reason, most people think that Robert E. Lee’s surrender to Ulysses S. Grant at the Appomattox Courthouse was the end of the American Civil War. It wasn’t. Lee’s surrender did take place on 9 April 1865, … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, American Southwest, Civil War, History, Texas
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Memorial Day
Each year, the people of the United States set aside the last Monday in May to remember our fallen service members. The observance is a recent addition to the federal calendar, however. And how America’s various communities choose to observe … Continue reading
Posted in American Military, Civil War, History, Memorial Day
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An Act: To Provide for the Protection of Texas
According to some modern sociologists, Texas culture is among the major influences of American society today. Even despite waves of immigrants (an amalgamation of Tejano, Anglo, Irish, Cajun, and African cultures) and the many tragedies impacting life in the Lone … Continue reading
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