American

The Election of 1864

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

9 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

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…

10 years ago

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

First Picture of a President

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

10 years ago

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…

10 years ago

Influence of Preachers on the American Revolution

http://allthingsliberty.com/2014/08/the-influence-of-the-black-robes/

10 years ago

How the Builder of the H. L. Hunley May Have Faked His Own Death

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amazing-if-true-story-submarine-mechanic-who-blew-himself-then-surfaced-secret-agent-queen-victoria-180951905/

10 years ago

Telegraphing Nevada’s Constitution

In 1864, while the Civil War was in progress, efforts were made to bring the state of Nevada into the…

10 years ago