Joshua Horn

The Election of 1864

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

10 years ago

Peter Bartholomew – Life and Death of a Fanatical Fraud

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

10 years ago

Catching a Runaway with Poetry

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

10 years ago

Cruises and Capture of the CSS Florida

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

10 years ago

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

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

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

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

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Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of Fort Harrison Reenactment

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

10 years ago

Did Marco Polo Discover Alaska?

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

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First Picture of a President

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

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Eyewitness of a Kamikaze Attack

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

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One of the Ships from Franklin Lost Expedition Has Been Found

One of the ships from John Franklin's infamous lost expedition has been found! This 19th century expedition was one of…

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Road Building in Early America

Roads are crucial for the flow of commerce. Join us at Great Bridge Battlefield to see how roads were built…

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