This Week in the Civil War

14 years ago

Battle of Rich Mountain Apologies for the delay in these posts, we we spent the week traveling. This week, in…

Battle of Carthage

14 years ago

Today the battle of Cartage was fought in Missouri. While the governor of Missouri and the militia were pro-South, there…

Battle of Hoke’s Run

14 years ago

Crossing the Potomac 150 years ago today the Battle of Hoke's Run was fought between the Union army of Robert…

New Market Reenactment

14 years ago

A clip of some video we shot at the 2011 New Market Reenactment.

Construction of the CSS Virginia

14 years ago

Merrimack When Virginia seceded, the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia was abandoned by federal troops. The buildings and ships…

Thaddeus Lowe and the Balloons of the Civil War

14 years ago

Lowe In June, 1861, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated hot air balloons to Lincoln for use in the military. Lowe was from New Hampshire,…

Battle of Boonville

14 years ago

Another small battle happened today in Missouri as well. General Lloyn, commander of the federal troops there, had set out…

Skirmish near Vienna

14 years ago

150 years ago today Robert Shenck was ambushed on mission from Washington. McDowell sent him on a reconisance mission with…

Harper’s Ferry Abandoned

14 years ago

The burned bridge with Harper's Ferry in the background 150 years ago yesterday Joseph E. Johnston of the Confederacy evacuated…