American Civil War

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

Fort Alcatraz

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-alcatraz 31st Jul 2021 - Also known as Alcatraz Citadel, this Fort was build on Alcatraz Island, located off the coast of California (San Francisco Bay). A natural defensive p …

Fort Monroe

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-monroe 31st Jul 2021 - Fortifications on Old Point Comfort (a natural peninsula extending outwards from the coast of Virginia into Chesapeake Bay), go back to the first Engl …

Fort Jackson (Louisiana)

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-jackson-louisiana 31st Jul 2021 - Located 40 miles North of the mouth of The Mississippi River in Louisiana, Fort Jackson was constructed between 1822 and 1831 – to provide defen …

The ''Twenty Negro'' Law

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/twenty-negro-law 31st Jul 2021 - This odd “Law” was enacted by The Confederate States of America (during The American Civil War of 1861-1865). Passed by the Rebel Congress …

Civil War Field Medicine

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/field-medicine 31st Jul 2021 - During The American Civil War, it has been said that more men died of disease and wounds that actual battlefield deaths. Another true statement is tha …

Fort Macon

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-macon 31st Jul 2021 - Built between 1826 and 1834, Fort Macon (North Carolina), was constructed to protect the valuable access points to “inner” North Carolina …

Fort Pulaski

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/fort-pulaski 31st Jul 2021 - Considered by many to be the most “impenetrable” Fort every built, Fort Pulaski's construction began in 1829 and was completed in 1847. De …

Point Lookout Prison

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/point-lookout-prison 31st Jul 2021 - Located in St. Mary's County, Maryland – Point Lookout had a long history prior to being an infamous military Prison for captured Confederate so …

Cahaba Prison

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/cahaba-prison 31st Jul 2021 - Built near the Town of Cahaba, Alabama (a river settlement not far from Selma) – the site was also known as “Castle Morgan” by local …

''Castle'' Pinckney

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/castle-pinckney 31st Jul 2021 - A small Fortress located in Charleston Harbor (South Carolina), Pinckney was built in 1810 – along with many noted Harbor Forts within Charlesto …

US Remington M1861 .44 Caliber Revolver

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/us-remington-m1861-44-caliber-revolver 31st Jul 2021 - Remington's “answer” to the Colt 1860 Army Revolver, theirs was a huge 8-inch weapon weighting around 5.5 pounds. Cambering 6 .44 Cal. Rou …

Confederate South Carolina Independence Flag

https://www.stronghold-nation.com/history/ref/confederate-south-carolina-independence-flag 31st Jul 2021 - Possibly the first known design of a “Rebel” Flag, The first Convention of Succession was held in December of 1860. South Carolina declare …