2020-10-04 17:05
After Jesse James was killed by Robert Ford on April 3, 1882, a funeral service was held for the outlaw at the First Baptist Church in Kearney, Missouri on April... Read more »
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2020-09-20 18:34
The James-Younger gang was a 19th century gang of outlaws based in Missouri. Notable members of the gang include the two sets of brothers the gang was named after, Frank... Read more »… Read More
2020-09-12 19:55
Zerelda Amanda Mimms James was the wife and first cousin of outlaw Jesse James. Zerelda, who went by the name Zee, was born in Logan, Kentucky on July 21, 1845... Read more »
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2020-09-04 20:12
Jesse James was one of the most famous outlaws of the Wild West. As a former Confederate guerrilla, James got his taste for violence during the American Civil War when... Read more »
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2019-09-08 17:44
The Battle of Antietam hasn’t been as well documented as other Civil War battles like Gettysburg. As a result, there’s a smaller selection of good books on the topic. To... Read… Read More
2019-08-17 22:07
Many books have been published about the infamous Jesse James but the majority of them fail to fully explain and identify the man behind the legend. There are so many... Read more » Read More
2019-07-19 19:33
The Battle of Gettysburg is one of the most well-documented battles of the Civil War. According to recent estimates, there are over 65,000 books written about this famous battle. Some... Rea… Read More
2019-02-16 20:30
Ulysses S. Grant was known as a quiet and stoic man who didn’t say much. Fortunately, his political speeches and autobiography have provide some very memorable quotes. The following is… Read More
2019-01-27 20:17
Robert E. Lee is an iconic and controversial figure which countless books have been written about since days of the Civil War. Some of these books are a full account... Read more » Read More
2019-01-06 20:06
The following is a timeline of the life of Frederick Douglass: 1818: In February of 1812, Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey, is born to Harriet Bailey and an unknown white man,... Read mo… Read More
2018-12-09 20:49
There has been a surge in new books about Ulysses S. Grant in recent years as Grant’s reputation slowly recovers after being pummeled throughout the 20th century. Although Grant was… Read More
2018-11-24 22:34
The following is a timeline of important events in the life of Abraham Lincoln: 1637: ♦ In 1637, Abraham Lincoln’s fourth great-grandfather, Samuel Lincoln, emigrates from Norwic… Read More
2018-11-11 17:43
It is surprising how few books there are about Frederick Douglass. The lack of books about this iconic figure is mostly due to the fact that Douglass himself wrote three... Read more » Read More
2018-10-01 16:45
The following is a timeline of events in Harriet Tubman’s life: 1785-1790: ♦In 1785-1790, Harriet Tubman’s parents, Harriet Green and Ben Ross, are born into slavery in Dor… Read More
2018-08-26 19:34
Confederate generals served in the Confederate States Army on behalf of the Confederate States of America. Although the majority of these generals were from the south, a handful of them... R… Read More
2018-06-20 19:53
The Confederate Army fought for the Confederate States of America during the American Civil War. The army was one of three branches of military of the Confederate government, which also... R… Read More
2018-06-20 19:53
Soldiers who served in the Confederate States Army fought on behalf of the Confederate States of America. These Confederate soldiers were from the 11 states that had seceded from the... Read… Read More
2018-06-20 19:53
The Confederate States of America, which existed from 1860 to 1865, was a collection of 11 states that seceded from the United States in 1860 and 1861. The Confederacy, as... Read more &raqu&hell…Read More
2017-08-30 16:47
Need a Civil War soldier costume for a class project, presentation or Halloween party? Check out the various costumes in this article. To get a historically accurate and authentic-looking co… Read More
2017-08-23 19:19
If you’re looking for an Abraham Lincoln costume for a class project, a reenactment or even for a Halloween costume you have a few options to choose from. To get... Read more » Read More
2017-08-16 16:09
In the early days of the war, Civil War soldiers, both the Union and the Confederates wore a variety of uniforms in many different colors such as blue, red, gray,... Read more » Read More
2017-07-27 19:47
Abraham Lincoln was very distinctive looking, mostly due to his height and thin frame, but also because of what he wore. Although Lincoln was not a particularly fashionable man, but... Read… Read More
2017-07-19 20:09
Civil War buffs who like video games will love these Civil War strategy games. These games incorporate the various strategies used in the Civil War to allow you to recreate... Read more &raq&hell…Read More
2017-07-11 15:04
To get a better understanding of how the Civil War played out as it did, it is helpful to evaluate the strategies of both the North and the South in... Read more » Read More
2017-06-22 15:35
There’s definitely no shortage of books about the American Civil War. In fact, according to the Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference, over 70,000 books have been publishe… Read More
2017-06-06 19:36
Civil War guerrillas were unofficial soldiers who wanted to fight in the Civil War but didn’t want to leave their homes or families behind to march off to war. These... Read more &raqu&hell…Read More
2017-05-13 20:51
Since so many people fought in the Civil War, it is inevitable that some of them would later go on to become famous, or possibly infamous, in some way either... Read more » Read More
2017-05-13 20:49
Hundreds of thousands of people served as soldiers in the Civil War. The majority of these soldiers were young, mainly under 30 years of age, and fought for a variety... Read more » Read More
2017-03-31 15:50
Although there have been scores of children’s books published on Harriet Tubman, there are few full scale biographies for adults. The first book about Tubman was published in 1869 with… Read More
2017-03-15 14:47
The argument over whether slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War is one of the most controversial topics in American history. It is a subject that has been... Read more » Read More
2017-02-15 16:57
It is often said that more words have been written about Abraham Lincoln than any other person in history except for Jesus and Shakespeare. This is especially true when it... Read more &raqu&hell…Read More
2016-12-07 18:38
One of the many roles of women in the Civil War was that of a soldier. Due to the fact that women were not allowed to serve in the military... Read more » Read More
2016-11-22 16:27
Although much of the information available about the Civil War often focuses on white men, American society at the time was made up of many different diverse groups of people... Read more &r&hell…Read More
2016-11-21 15:54
When the Civil War broke out in 1861, hundreds of thousands of men, as well as a number of women and children, put their lives on hold and signed up... Read more » Read More
2016-11-14 19:18
Generals in the American Civil War led their troops in some of the biggest and most historic battles in American history. The rank of general is the highest rank in... Read more » Read More
2016-11-08 19:05
The American Civil War consisted of 50 major battles and 5,000 minor battles. The following is a list of Civil War battles in chronological order. Also included are details on... Read more … Read More
2016-08-22 14:26
The following is a guest post by Jennifer Grant. She runs the blog at AmericanFlags.com and has written the following article explaining the history and the significance of American Civil… Read More
2015-02-04 14:45
In 1865, British author and editor, Sir Leslie Stephen, published a 30-page pamphlet criticizing The Times of London for its poor reporting on the American Civil War. The pamphlet, titled &l&hell…Read More
2014-02-03 14:42
Boston Corbett was the sergeant who shot and killed John Wilkes Booth on April 26, 1865 in Port Royal, Va. Corbett, whose real name was Thomas P. Corbett, was a London immigrant and a deeply… Read More
2013-11-04 19:37
On August 21, 1863, a rebel guerrilla group called Quantrill’s Raiders, led by William Quantrill, raided the pro-Union town of Lawrence, Kansas. The raiders killed close to 200 men and… Read More
2013-06-11 13:52
Sally Louisa Tompkins was a Civil War nurse and the only officially commissioned female officer in the Confederate Army. The following are some facts about Sally Louisa Tompkins: Sally Tompk… Read More
2013-05-14 17:17
Sarah Gilbert Slater was a mysterious Confederate spy who worked with both John Wilkes Booth and John Surratt prior to the assassination of Abraham Lincoln but disappeared shortly after with… Read More
2013-04-02 16:23
Despite his connection to his Confederate-sympathizing brother, John Wilkes Booth, stage actor Edwin Booth voted for Abraham Lincoln in 1864. John Wilkes Booth was reportedly deeply disappoi… Read More
2013-03-05 20:05
William Quantrill was the leader of a violent group of Confederate guerrillas, known as Quantrill’s Raiders, whose members included brothers Frank and Jesse James. After Quantrill was… Read More
2013-02-19 18:55
Civil War food was very different from the types of food we eat today. Due to war-time food shortages and a lack of both refrigeration and large-scale food processing, most meals were simple… Read More
2013-02-07 20:52
James Russell Lowell was an abolitionist and poet from Cambridge, Massachusetts who served as the first editor of the Atlantic Monthly magazine from 1857 to 1861. In October of 1860, Lowell… Read More
2013-01-31 15:24
Benjamin Butler was a Massachusetts Senator who served as a Union General during the Civil War. Despite the fact that he was a Democrat and a Northerner, during the 1860 National Democratic… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Author Kim Murphy, has written a new book titled “I Had Rather Die: Rape in the Civil War” which takes a rare look at violence against women during the Civil War, according… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The American Civil War Museum is the new name chosen for the recently merged Museum of the Confederacy and American Civil War Center in Richmond, according to an article in the Richmond Time… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The Mariner’s Museum in Newport News, Va recently announced it is temporarily closing the laboratory which houses the gun turret from the Civil War warship, the USS Monitor, due to a l… Read More
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