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
Isham Harris, governor of Tennessee Today Tennesse ratified its secession from the United States. They had already passed it a