American Civil War

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

US ''Greenback''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-greenback 31st Jul 2021 - A common term today, The “Greenback” – which denoted a form of United States Currency, was designed and circulated first during The …

British Trantor Model 1853 .36 Caliber Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-trantor-model-1853-36-caliber-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - Designed and developed in England by William Trantor and Robert Adams (Inventor of The famed Adams Revolver), The Trantor Model was first produced in …

US 3-Inch Rifled Gun

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-3inch-rifled-gun 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, one of the most deployed Artillery Pieces during The American Civil War of 1861-1865, was The 12-Pound “Napoleon” Field P …

The Kearny Cross

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-kearny-cross 31st Jul 2021 - While (other than The Medal of Honor) – The United States Army had no official Awards for Bravery or Heroism to issue to it’s Military at …

Civil War Music

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/music 31st Jul 2021 - Much overlooked by Historians, the use of Music in The American Civil War was as important as was the movement of Troops and the winning of Battles. T …

US Colt .31 Caliber ''Side Hammer'' Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-colt-31-caliber-side-hammer-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - The unique “Pocket Revolver” known as The “Sidehammer”, was manufactured by The Colt Firearms Company in 1855. Also known as T …

British Beaumont-Adams Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/british-beaumontadams-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - The popular Adams Revolver was a mainstay in mid-19th British Army. However, The Adams was a Single-Action weapon (meaning one trigger “pull&rdq …

Sibley Tent

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/sibley-tent 31st Jul 2021 - An innovative design of Military Campware, The Sibley Tent was designed in 1856 by US Army Officer Henry Sibley. Sibley based his design on both The B …

Religion in The War

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/religion 31st Jul 2021 - Although the correlation between Region and Warfare was not indicative of America’s Civil War of 1861-1865, it helped define and even spur both …

Ft. Sumter Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/ft-sumter-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The Fort Sumter Flag is best known as the unofficial Nation Colors which flew over Federal Fort Sumter at the time of it's attack by Confederate Force …

CSS ''Chicora''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/css-chicora 31st Jul 2021 - Built in Charleston, South Carolina in 1862, The Confederate Ironclad Ram "Chicora" weighed 850-tons displaced and was 175-feet long. She stood 35-fee …

''Hardtack''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/hardtack 31st Jul 2021 - Although these “biscuits” were a common staple of Naval food (seen in The British Navy as early as the 16th Century), during The American …