American Civil War

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

Confederate General RE Lee HQ Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-general-re-lee-hq-flag 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. …

Confederate Mississippi Battle Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-mississippi-battle-flag 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 …

Contrabands

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/contrabands 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 …

Confederate 62nd Virginia Partisan Rangers

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-62nd-virginia-partisan-rangers 31st Jul 2021 - Sometimes referred to as “Partisan Rangers” and Dragoons, The 62nd Virginia was used as both Cavalry, Mounted Infantry – and even lo …

Confederate ''Orphan Brigade'' Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-orphan-brigade-flag 31st Jul 2021 - “The Orphan Brigade” were Confederate Army of Tennessee Units that had been “reconstituted” from the surviving members of othe …

Confederate ''Cross'' Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-cross-flag 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 …

Confederate General Hood's Texas Brigade Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-general-hoods-texas-brigade-flag 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 …

The Confiscation Act of 1861

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-confiscation-act-of-1861 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 …

The Prohibitive Act of 1862

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/the-prohibitive-act-of-1862 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 …

Armored Trains

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/armored-trains 31st Jul 2021 - Although the idea of “armoring” a Locomotive was not an American Civil War “invention”, it was certainly refined during The Wa …

Andersonville Prison

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/andersonville-prison 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 …

US Remington M1862 Zouave .58 Caliber Rifle

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-remington-m1862-58-caliber-rifle 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 …