Battle of Rich Mountain Apologies for the delay in these posts, we we spent the week traveling. This week, in…
Today the battle of Cartage was fought in Missouri. While the governor of Missouri and the militia were pro-South, there…
Crossing the Potomac 150 years ago today the Battle of Hoke's Run was fought between the Union army of Robert…
A clip of some video we shot at the 2011 New Market Reenactment.
Merrimack When Virginia seceded, the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia was abandoned by federal troops. The buildings and ships…
Lowe In June, 1861, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated hot air balloons to Lincoln for use in the military. Lowe was from New Hampshire,…
Another small battle happened today in Missouri as well. General Lloyn, commander of the federal troops there, had set out…
150 years ago today Robert Shenck was ambushed on mission from Washington. McDowell sent him on a reconisance mission with…
The burned bridge with Harper's Ferry in the background 150 years ago yesterday Joseph E. Johnston of the Confederacy evacuated…