A Day in the Life of the Civil War
Wednesday, June 30, 2010
For The Enjoyment Of All
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President Abraham Lincoln signed a bill preserving Yosemite June 30th 1864. Senator John Conness of California was encouraged by some prom...
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Wednesday, June 23, 2010
The Youngest Colonel
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A lawyer and Union Army General, Edwin Henry Stoughton was born June 23rd 1838. Edwin Henry Stoughton was born June 23rd 1838 in Chester...
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
First African American West Pointer
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Henry Ossian Flipper was the first African American to receive a commission from West Point on June 15th 1877. Henry Ossian Flipper was bo...
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Friday, June 11, 2010
Fighting Her Way Out Of Cherbourg France
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Two years at sea for the “CSS Alabama” only to find itself trapped June 11th 1864 at Cherbourg, France. The Confederate ship the “CSS Al...
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
The First Battle
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Only eight weeks after the firing on Fort Sumter on June 10th 1861 the first battle fought in Virginia, Big Bethel Church was fought. Th...
Friday, June 4, 2010
Control Of The River
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Fort Pillow’s evacuation on June 4th 1862 by the Confederate Army opened the Mississippi River to the Union. Fort Pillow built by the Con...
Friday, May 28, 2010
Feeling Out The Lines
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The Battle of Dallas, part of the Atlanta Campaign happened on May 28th 1864. Union Major General William Tecumseh Sherman learned on M...
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