Atlanta and the Great Enemy General Sherman
The city of Atlanta, Georgia, was an important rail and commercial center during the Civil War. Although small in population, the city became a large target towards the end of [...]
Confederate States of Brazil?
At the end of the Civil War in 1865, the South was ruined. Physically, financially and socially. Fears of Yankee retaliations and racial conflict were common. For die-hard Confederate loyalists [...]
Hot Air Spy Balloons: Laughable or Genius?
Imaginative, colorful, amusing, all words that come to mind when you think of hot air balloons. In fact, you may struggle to imagine such a thing striking fear in a soldier's [...]
Battle of the Crater: Brilliant Plan Turned Disaster
On July 30, 1864, at the Battle of the Crater, the Union’s clever attempt to break the Confederate lines at Petersburg, Virginia, by blowing up a tunnel that had been [...]
Murder on The Baltimore Express?
On the eve of his first inauguration, President Lincoln snuck into Washington at night, eluding the would-be assassins who waited for him in Baltimore. Abraham Lincoln’s election to the presidency [...]
The Legacy of Clisby Austin
Reverend Clisby (sometimes seen as Clisbe) Austin was born on January 21st, 1802 in East Tennessee. His parents were Archibald Austin and Rebekah Blankenship Austin. He was one of 8 [...]
Shelter for the Soldiers
Movies that depict the Civil War, you will often see a camp scene at some point during it. It might be early in the morning just as a hazy, blue [...]
The City That Didn’t Celebrate
For most people living in America, July 4th brings to mind that day back in 1776 when the 13 colonies officially declared themselves independent of Great Britain, thus creating the [...]
The Tale of Scott County and Independence
When the Civil War began in 1861, Tennessee was the final state to secede and join the Confederacy. It did so despite the objections of residents in the eastern part [...]
The Notorious General Hood
An ill-mannered man with streaks of wildness, nonconformity, and sometimes drunkenness. Battered, beaten, discredited and a hopeless cripple. No evidence of mental brilliance. History has not been kind to John [...]