The Election of 1864

11 years ago

http://civilwar150th.blogspot.com/2014/11/election-of-1864.html

Peter Bartholomew – Life and Death of a Fanatical Fraud

11 years ago

The First Crusade, from 1096 – 1099, was a truly remarkable event. Tens of thousands of soldiers, pilgrims and churchmen…

Catching a Runaway with Poetry

11 years ago

On March 6, 1776, this poem was published in the Pennsylvania Gazette, as an advertisement to catch a young servant who had…

Cruises and Capture of the CSS Florida

11 years ago

The most famous of the Confederate commerce raiders was the CSS Alabama, but it was far from the only one.…

How one Pastor Quarantined the Black Plague in 17th Century England

11 years ago

http://westernconservatory.com/articles/looking-plague-eye

Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of New Market Heights Reenactment

11 years ago

In the Battle of Chaffin's Farm/New Market Heights, Union troops spearheaded by the USCT attacked Confederate entrenchments held by the…

Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of Fort Harrison Reenactment

11 years ago

Civil War Reenactment of the Union assault on Fort Harrison. 150 years ago Grant and Lee were deadlocked in the…

Did Marco Polo Discover Alaska?

11 years ago

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/did-marco-polo-discover-america-180952765/?no-ist

First Picture of a President

11 years ago

John Quincy Adams in 1843, at the age of 76.

Eyewitness of a Kamikaze Attack

11 years ago

Ever wondered what it was like to be on a ship under attack from Kamikazes? WWII veteran Benjamin James is…