American Civil War
A critical look into America's War Between The States 1861-1865.
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31st Jul 2021 - Most Army Commanders used “personal” flags and colors to identify themselves on the battlefield. This custom arose out of The Middle Ages. …
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31st Jul 2021 - With Mississippi's succession from The Union to join The Confederacy (1861), she (as did the other “States”), designed their own Flag. Alt …
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31st Jul 2021 - With the passing of The Confiscation Act of 1861 and the later Prohibitive Acts of 1862, Union Army Commanders were faced with a taxing problem. Thous …
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31st Jul 2021 - Sometimes referred to as “Partisan Rangers” and Dragoons, The 62nd Virginia was used as both Cavalry, Mounted Infantry – and even lo …
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31st Jul 2021 - “The Orphan Brigade” were Confederate Army of Tennessee Units that had been “reconstituted” from the surviving members of othe …
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31st Jul 2021 - Said to have been designed by Georgia Gen. Alfred Cummings, The Cross Flag was a fixture during the famous Siege of Vicksburg, Mississippi – dur …
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31st Jul 2021 - Raised in Texas in 1861 for service in The Confederate States Army (during The American Civil War), the flag was named for it's commander General John …
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31st Jul 2021 - Seen as the beginnings of The Emancipation Proclamation of 1862, The Act stated that Federal Forces could seize any and all Confederate Property they …
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31st Jul 2021 - Actually called “The Act Prohibiting The Return of Slaves”, it was passed by US Congress in 1862. The Act stated that Army Commanders coul …
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31st Jul 2021 - Although the idea of “armoring” a Locomotive was not an American Civil War “invention”, it was certainly refined during The Wa …
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31st Jul 2021 - All wars in all Countries and Nations have a common thread. There are prisoners. Taken in battle (surrendered or captured), each “side” ne …
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31st Jul 2021 - Manufactured by The Remington Arms Co. from 1862 to 1865, The “Zouave” Musket was popular with many Northern Units of The American Civil W …