Blackburn's Ford, taken in 1862 Today, the armies of McDowell and Beauregard first met along the banks of Bull Run.…
A Train on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad On July 17th, Johnston 's troops in the Shenandoah Valley were ordered…
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…
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…
Isham Harris, governor of Tennessee Today Tennesse ratified its secession from the United States. They had already passed it a…