Civil War

The H. L. Hunley

The third, and most sophisticated submarine that one group of Confederates built was named after one of the builders -…

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The Pioneer

Today we are visiting the museum of the first submarine to ever sink a ship... The Hunley. Horace Hunley was…

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The Damage of Fort Pulaski

You can still see the pockmarks on walls of Fort Pulaski from the Union bombardment. They aimed their cannon at…

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Fort Pulaski’s Drawbridge

Fort Pulaski took 20 years to build. The swamp had to be drained of water to have solid ground to…

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Fort Pulaski’s Moat

Fort Pulaski is one of the most interesting forts in the entire United States. Finished in 1847, it was intended…

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How One Civil War Soldier Faced Death

When we reflect upon the great danger which so many soldiers in history have endured, it can be hard to…

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Stonewall Jackson’s Maxims

While he was a young cadet at West Point, the future General Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson began writing down a book…

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Dusk on Culp’s Hill – Battle of Gettysburg Reenactment

Culp's Hill is a less known section of the Gettysburg battlefield, but thousands of men fought fiercely along its wooded…

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