American Civil War

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

Confederate 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-4th-georgia-infantry-regiment 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as The ''Sumter Light Guards'', The 4th Georgia Infantry Regiment was formed during the early days of The American Civil war – for se …

Confederate 44th Georgia Infantry Regiment

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-44th-georgia-infantry-regiment 31st Jul 2021 - Formed in 1862, The 44th Georgia Infantry was composed of (6) Companies equaling 600 Officers and Men. The 44th was detached to Lee's Army of Northern …

Confederate 6th Mississippi Infantry Regiment

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-6th-mississippi-infantry-regiment 31st Jul 2021 - Raised in Jackson, Mississippi in 1861 – The 6th Mississippi Regiment consisted of (6) Companies equaling roughly 650 Officers and Men. They wer …

Tredegar Iron Works

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/tredegar-iron-works 31st Jul 2021 - Located near Richmond, Virginia (US) – The Tredegar Iron Foundry (also called Works), was the primary supplier of War material (Cannon. Rifles e …

The ''Wide Awake'' Party

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-wide-awake-party 31st Jul 2021 - The ''Wide Awakes'' were a political group established by young United States men from the Northern portion of The Country, in 1860. They were support …

''Fire Eaters''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fire-eaters 31st Jul 2021 - An American Political term used in the 1850s and into the 1860s – a ''Fire Eater'' was a Southern Democratic Politician who openly supported the …

''Blue Lodges''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/blue-lodges 31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Blue Lodges'' was given to a secret Organization established in The state of Missouri in 1854. These groups were pro-Slavery and maintained …

''Anti-Tom'' Literature

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/antitom-literature 31st Jul 2021 - As we have seen, ''Uncle Tom's Cabin'' was an American Abolitionist Movement Novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. It showed the cruel treatment of …

''Galvanized'' Yankees

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/galvanized-yankees 31st Jul 2021 - The term ''Galvanized Yankees'' was a somewhat derogatory term applied to former Confederate Soldiers, captured and imprisoned by Union Forces. While …

The Flag of The ''Territory of Scott''

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-flag-of-the-territory-of-scott 31st Jul 2021 - Not all Southerner's were supporters of The Confederacy. These ''Southern Unionists'', while few and far between, these ''Union Loyalists'' found a va …

Confederate 1st Missouri Cavalry Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-1st-missouri-cavalry-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Missouri was a ''divided'' State within The United States at the start of The Civil War of 1861-1865. While many voted to remain in The Union, just as …

Confederate Missouri Guard Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-missouri-guard-flag 31st Jul 2021 - The State of Missouri was deeply divided by The American Civil War of 1861. A truce was enacted in 1861, by which those who supported The Union were p …