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Category Archives: Civil War
Dog Soldiers
Violent conflict didn’t suddenly manifest itself upon native people at the moment Europeans arrived in the Americas. Native Americans (Indians) have been at war with one another for thousands of years before the white man appeared, and if you happened … Continue reading
Posted in American Indians, Cheyenne, Civil War, History, Indian Territory, Indian War, Kansas, Minnesota, Pioneers
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Lincoln County War
A story about America’s most corrupt state. Between 1845 and 1850, a devastating fungus destroyed Ireland’s potato crop. During these years, over a million Irishmen died from starvation and related diseases; twice that number immigrated to other lands, around 500,000 … Continue reading
Little Known Legends
In 1850, Allan Pinkerton met a Chicago attorney by the name of Edward Rucker. Together, they formed the North-Western Police Agency, later known as Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency. Around 1855, Pinkerton noted an increased demand for private detectives. Businessmen, large … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum Period, Civil War, History, The Ladies
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Sally Scull: Mean as a snake
One axiom of the old west was that good-hearted cowboys were as mythical as unicorns. The saying probably does some injustice to stockmen, cowhands, ranchers, and trail drivers. The truth is that the term cowboy had, at one time, the … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, Pioneers, Society, Texas
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The Ambushers
An ambush (also, ambuscade) is a long-established military tactic in which combatants take advantage of concealment and the element of surprise to attack unsuspecting enemies from concealed positions, i.e., from dense underbrush, from wooded areas, or from behind hilltops. Another … Continue reading
Posted in California, Civil War, History, Little Dixie
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Murderous Rage
The Confederacy was already dead by early April 1865. With Robert E. Lee’s defeat at Sailor’s Creek, fighting in the Eastern Theater came to an end. Fighting did continue in Alabama with Nathan Bedford Forrest struggling against James Wilson’s cavalry, … Continue reading
Posted in Civil War, History, Justice, Texas, Uncategorized
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Terry’s Texas Rangers
Benjamin Franklin Terry (whom everyone called Frank) was born on 18 February 1821 in Russellville, Kentucky, the son of Joseph and Sarah Smith Terry. Joseph’s Grandfather was Nathaniel Terry; Sarah’s Grandfather was David Smith … both of whom served as … Continue reading
Posted in Antebellum Period, Civil War, History, Texas, Texas Rangers
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