American Civil War

A critical look into America's War Between The States 1861-1865.

British Kerr .44 Caliber Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-kerr-44-caliber-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - Cashing in on the popularity of the French Lefauxcheux and LeMat Revolvers, The Kerr Gun Company of England, began to manufacture a .44 Caliber model …

The Battle of Olustee

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-battle-of-olustee 31st Jul 2021 - One of the “last” battles in the “Deep South”, The Battle of Olustee (FL), was fought on February 20, 1864. Florida was one of …

Fort Moultrie

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-moultrie 31st Jul 2021 - Located on Sullivan Island (South Carolina), Fort Moultrie can be used as the template for 171 years of American Coastal Defense technology. Building …

Confederate Alabama Succession Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-alabama-succession-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Designed and used briefly in 1861, this Flag was used to identify Alabama's claim to succession from The United States (and their wish to join The Sou …

Vandenburgh Volley Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/vandenburgh-volley-gun 31st Jul 2021 - One of the “Volley” or multiple fire weapons innovated in the mid to late 19th Century, The Vandenburgh Gun was created by a former New Yo …

CSS ''Fredericksburg''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/css-fredericksburg 31st Jul 2021 - The Confederate Naval Casemate Ram "Fredricksburg" (named for the City located in Virginia), was built between 1862 and 1863. it was not launched unti …

''Sloosh''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sloosh 31st Jul 2021 - Soldiers from around The World and throughout History, have told if their "trials" with their Rations, throughout both War and Peace. As we have discu …

The ''Anaconda Plan''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/anaconda-plan 31st Jul 2021 - The "Anaconda Plan" was an envelopment tactic devised by US Army Commanding General Winfield Scott in 1861. At the start of The American Civil War, US …

Castle Thunder

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/castle-thunder 31st Jul 2021 - A former Tobacco Warehouse, “Castle Thunder” was located in Richmond, Virginia. Built several years before the start of The War, Castle Th …

Old Capitol Prison

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/old-capitol-prison 31st Jul 2021 - Built in 1800 in Washington, D.C. - the Facility that would become “The Old Prison”, originally served as everything BUT a Prison. Serving …

US S&W No. 1 M1857 Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-sw-no-1-m1857-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - The first Firearms manufactured in 1857 by The Smith and Wesson Firearms Company, was their Patented No. 1 Revolver. Popular between 1857 and 1882, it …

Confederate Flag of Maryland

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-flag-of-maryland 31st Jul 2021 - Maryland (like several other so-called “Northern States” and related Territories), were deeply divided during The American Civil War. Many …