2012 Civil War Tour

13 years ago

Join the Horn Family for their 2012 Tour on the Civil War in September. You can get all the details…

Interview with Dr. Dilorenzo

13 years ago

Yesterday we drove up to Maryland for an interview with Thomas Dilorenzo, an economics professor and historian for our video series, Discerning…

CSS Ivy Attacks Near New Orleans

14 years ago

Cannon like that on the Ivy The Confederates around New Orleans have begun to make preparations to drive off the…

Recounting the Dead

14 years ago

The New York Time's blog on the Civil War published an interesting article about counting the number of deaths from…

Seige of Lexington

14 years ago

Seige of Lexington 150 years ago today Stirling Price captured Lexington, Missouri after a 8 day seige. After their victory…

Battle of Cheat Mountain

14 years ago

Earthworks on Cheat Mountain In accordance with his mission to redeem the fortunes of the Confederacy in Western Virginia, R.…

Battle of Carnifex Ferry

14 years ago

House on the Battlefield Today the Battle of Carnifex Ferry orrcured in West Virginia. General Robert E. Lee, the military…

Civil War Tour

14 years ago

Henry House, Manassas Battlefield This week we are on a tour of Civil War sites in Virginia. If you want…

Kentucky’s Neutrality Violated

14 years ago

When the crisis over secession had occurred earlier in 1861, Kentucky could not make a choice. It was a border…

Lincoln Repeals Fremont’s Proclamation

14 years ago

John C. Fremont On August 30th, General John C. Fremont issued a proclamation for the forces under his command which…

Frémont Proclaims the South’s Slaves Free

14 years ago

John C. Fremont Today John C. Frémont issued a proclamation declaring the slaves in his military district free. Frémont was…