Archive for the ‘ American Civil War ’ Category
The bloodiest day in American History was September 17th, 1862. On that day 23,000 Americans became casualties in the Battle of Antietam (near Sharpsburg, Maryland). Ironically, the battle was fought on land that was farmed by German Baptist pacifists. Some of the worst fighting took place near their Dunker Church and near by cornfield. One of [ READ MORE ]
Reblogged from the Common Constitutionalist: A few moments in history from American Minute: Less than two months after Lincoln was inaugurated President, the Civil War began APRIL 12, 1861, with Confederate troops in Charleston, South Carolina, firing upon Fort Sumter. The Confederate Army was unstoppable, twice winning battles at Bull Run, Virginia, just twenty miles [ READ MORE ]
The South was desperate. The North was strangling the Southern economy with an effective naval blockade of the South’s ports. Blockade runners brought scant relief and they were being hunted down by a powerful Federal Navy. The South was desperate and willing to try just about anything to break the Northern blockade. The South hoped the CSA Hunley, [ READ MORE ]
Recently I attended an American Civil War Reenactment put on by the 10th Tennessee and 2nd Wisconsin. It was not a large affair and the first year they did something like this in Beaver Dam, Wisconsin. Each side featured 8-9 infantry soldiers and one artillery crew each. The skirmish started out with the 8-9 Wisconsin [ READ MORE ]
I was eight-years-old when out nation celebrated the 100th anniversary of the American Civil War and ten-years-old at the 100th anniversary of the war’s largest battle which was Gettysburg. I vaguely remember seeing newscasts of re-enactors at Gettysburg re-fighting this famous battle. I was hooked on American History and Civil War history in particular. My dad took [ READ MORE ]
What’s the difference between Memorial Day and Veteran’s Day? I hope that when you answer that question it isn’t because you get a day off for one but not the other unless you are a federal employee. Memorial Day dates back to the American Civil War. While the decorating of soldier’s grave sites was common [ READ MORE ]
In today’s Milwaukee Journal Sentinel columnist Richard Cohen wrote a scathing article on General Robert E. Lee. I suppose it was his questionable contribution to the 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War. And let me clear before I start my rant. I am not defending slavery. It needed to be ended [ READ MORE ]
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