Today is St. Patrick's day, a holiday to commemorate the death of Patrick, a 5th century missionary to island. Like…
The story of the prisons of the Civil War is a very sad one. Thousands of men died from disease…
150 years ago the Confederate prison at Andersonville, Georgia, was beginning to fill with Union prisoners. This photograph was taken…
Many words have been written about the religion of George Washington from his lifetime up to the present. One interesting…
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Historians, as a whole, spend a significant amount of time on the philosophy of history. The question is: when looking…
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eFXpeL1A-kg During the Civil War the civilians suffered hardships, and many came from the blockade of their coast by…
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https://vimeo.com/86342775 Historian Sam Smith discusses the complexities of the many armies involved in the Civil War. This video is part…
Libby Prison There were many thousands of prisoners captured by both sides in the Civil War. Although many were patrolled…
An interview with NPS ranger Chris Mekow about the death of Albert Sidney Johnston at the Battle of Shiloh.