James B. Eads Today the construction of seven new ironclads was approved by the United States government. Ironclads remained a
Lincoln Today, 150 years ago, Lincoln signed the First Confiscation Act into law. The Confiscation Act permitted the seizure of
McClellan and his wife With the defeat of the North at Bull Run, George B. McClellan replaced McDowell as commander
Last Saturday we traveled to Virginia to attend the 150th anniversary reenactment of the Battle of Manassas/Bull Run. With over
Troops were moving before dawn on the morning of July 21st. Both of the armies on either side of Bull
Stonewall Jackson at the 1961 Manassas reenactment Check back tomorrow for our coverage of the Battle of Bull Run, the first
The Positions of the armies on July 18th. This morning, General Johnston joined Beauregard’s army along the Bull Run. He
Blackburn’s Ford, taken in 1862 Today, the armies of McDowell and Beauregard first met along the banks of Bull Run.
A Train on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad On July 17th, Johnston ‘s troops in the Shenandoah Valley were ordered
Battle of Rich Mountain Apologies for the delay in these posts, we we spent the week traveling. This week, in
Today the battle of Cartage was fought in Missouri. While the governor of Missouri and the militia were pro-South, there
Crossing the Potomac 150 years ago today the Battle of Hoke’s Run was fought between the Union army of Robert