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I just purchased at a secondhand bookstore in Galesburg, Illinois,
I just purchased at a secondhand bookstore in Galesburg, Illinois, An Illustrated History of the Rock Island Arsenal and Arsenal Island. Lt. Robert E....

Some people say the root cause of the Civil War was slavery. As a
Some people say the root cause of the Civil War was slavery. As a history teacher I had in high school put it when we were studying the civil war and ...

Sharing this from The Civil War Scrapbook. Not much is said about
Sharing this from The Civil War Scrapbook. Not much is said about some of the forts used as the defense system on the James River by the Confederacy,...

Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an
Salmon Portland Chase (January 13, 1808 – May 7, 1873) was an American politician and jurist who served as U.S. Senator from Ohio and the 23rd Gover...

Civil War and the Titanic These are two of my favorite historical
Civil War and the Titanic These are two of my favorite historical moments. Having relatives being involved in both just fueled the fire even more. I w...

Samuel Emerson Opdycke (January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884) was a
Samuel Emerson Opdycke (January 7, 1830 – April 25, 1884) was a businessman and Union brigadier general during the American Civil War. Opdycke enli...

The history of great battles is written by the survivors. In the
The history of great battles is written by the survivors. In the case of Gettysburg, the best example of this is what happened with Joshua Chamberlain...

The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in
The Battle of Stones River or Second Battle of Murfreesboro (in the South, simply the Battle of Murfreesboro), was fought from December 31, 1862, to J...