American Civil War
A critical look into America's War Between The States 1861-1865.
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31st Jul 2021 - Located in Elmira (Upstate New York), the site was originally known as “Camp Rathburn”, and served as a training and staging area for Unio …
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31st Jul 2021 - Much has been said about the somewhat “legendary” Battle Cry known as “The Rebel Yell”. The use of what has become known as &l …
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31st Jul 2021 - Few stories of Naval tragedies rise to the level as that of The SS “Sultana”. A Steamship launched on 1863, during The American Civil War …
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31st Jul 2021 - Located near Marblehead, Ohio - Johnson's Island was a Confederate Prisoners of War Camp, ran by The Union Army during The American Civil War of 1861- …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Tactic which became known as a "Sherman Necktie", was named for Union Army General William Tecumseh Sherman. Used exclusively during his destructi …
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31st Jul 2021 - Quite possibly the first known attempt at Bio-terrorism, The Yellow Fever Plot of 1864 was conceived by none other than a Physician! Dr. Like Blackbur …
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31st Jul 2021 - The Anti-War Democratic Northern political Party known as The Copperheads, were formed in 1860. They were radical, extreme Leftists who advocated the …
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31st Jul 2021 - The 79th New York Infantry started out as a Volunteer State Militia, funded by several wealthy Bankers from New York City, where the United was raised …
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31st Jul 2021 - As we have read previously, Military Medicine during the American Civil War of 1861-1865, was primitive at best. This was caused by the acceleration o …
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31st Jul 2021 - Perhaps his name is obscure by today’s standards, but Matthew Brady was a foremost innovator of early Photography in America and one of the firs …
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31st Jul 2021 - Raised in Washington County, Virginia in 1861, The 37th Virginia Volunteer Infantry totaled 850 Officers and Men in (roughly (8) Companies. They were …
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31st Jul 2021 - Established in 1862 for service in The Union Army during The American Civil War as The Zouaves de Afrique (after their very colorful French styled Zou …