Stonewall Jackson in a forage cap.Kepi & Forage CapThe kepi had been the most common headgear in the French Army. Its predecessor originally appeared ...
By Garret Murai, October 7, 2024 Attorneys will commonly add a Code of Civil Procedure section ...
On December 18, 1860, John J. Crittenden of Kentucky introduced a compromise plan to the U.S. Senate. Just two days later, South Carolina would ...
Abraham Lincoln and George B. McClellan in the general's tent during the Battle of Antietam on October 3, 1862.“No other general in the war commanded ...
Brigadier General Stand Watie."Their clergy blessed the flags of Confederate regiments, and their opposition to the federal regime in New Orleans was ...
Odds are there isn’t a Civil War buff living who hasn’t seen a copy of this remarkable pencil sketch (above) by special artist Edwin Forbes, which ...
"War of Rights" gameplay screen image courtesy of Steam Surfing YouTube the other night, I came across video footage of the Civil War PC game "War of ...
Rosa Parks wasn’t the first African American to publicly protest segregation in regional and local transportation systems in the modern civil rights era. ...
The views expressed in this blog post are my own and do not represent the National Council for History Education, with which I am currently serving as a ...
Amputation of wounded limbs was not new but reached somewhat of a high point in the Civil War. The Minie ball, in particular, was notorious for shattering ...