Atlanta and the Great Enemy General Sherman
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, was an important rail and [...]
Confederate States of Brazil?
At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the [...]
Hot Air Spy Balloons: Laughable or Genius?
Imaginative, colorful, amusing, all words that come to mind when [...]
Battle of the Crater: Brilliant Plan Turned Disaster
On July 30, 1864, at the Battle of the Crater, [...]
Murder on The Baltimore Express?
On the eve of his first inauguration, President Lincoln snuck [...]
The Legacy of Clisby Austin
Reverend Clisby (sometimes seen as Clisbe) Austin was born on [...]
Shelter for the Soldiers
Movies that depict the Civil War, you will often see [...]
The City That Didn’t Celebrate
For most people living in America, July 4th brings to [...]
The Tale of Scott County and Independence
When the Civil War began in 1861, Tennessee was the [...]
The Notorious General Hood
An ill-mannered man with streaks of wildness, nonconformity, and sometimes [...]
Memorial Day’s Civil War Roots
Memorial Day was born out of need after the Civil [...]
The Rich Man’s War
Grover Cleveland, future President of the United States, never served [...]
Captured in Women’s Clothing? Fact or Fiction.
Almost 200 years ago, General Benjamin Dudley Pritchard and the [...]
Unrequited Love and General Sherman
On the banks of the Etowah river, which runs through [...]
Andersonville: Hell on Earth
“I don’t know for whom I am keeping this Diary,” [...]
“Hellmira” Prison Camp
On July 6, 1864, 400 Confederate prisoners of war marched [...]
Fort Sumter: Small Battle, Big Results
This week’s blog will explore the bombing on Fort Sumter. [...]
Union Blue, Confederate Gray but with a Dash of Pink
The blue and gray of the Civil War had a [...]
Can’t Tame a “Wild Rose”: D.C. Socialite and Confederate Spy
Rose Greenhow was a society woman in D.C. who became [...]
Phoebe Pember: From Southern Belle to Hospital Matron and Whiskey Protector
To end our hospital blogs and turn our focus to [...]
Amputations: The Fear of Every Civil War Soldier
“The limbs of soldiers are in as much danger from [...]
The Brave Men of 44th USCT
For our final blog honoring Black History Month, we are [...]
Susie Taylor King: Georgia’s First African American Nurse
Today we will learn about Susie King Taylor. She like, [...]
From Slavery to Naval Nurse: Unwavering Ann Bradford Stokes
Nursing was not a woman’s job before the Civil War, [...]
The Determined Dr. Augusta Paves the Way
We know that nearly 300,000 black soldiers helped the Union [...]