The Real Killer During the Civil War
When the Civil War broke out, men and boys from all over the country rushed to enlist. Many of these recruits were from rural or small communities. Before the war, [...]
Georgia’s Rocky Path to Secession
On January 2, 1861, a miserably rainy day, Georgia voters went to the polls and selected delegates to a convention that would decide the state's response to Lincoln's election. In [...]
Santa’s Civil War Origins
Santa in the Camp: Civil War Christmas You could call it the face that launched a thousand Christmas letters. Appearing on January 3, 1863, in the illustrated magazine Harper’s [...]
Jingle Bells and Its Southern Heritage
A Sleigh Ride in Georgia? At 19 High Street in Medford, Massachusetts, a plaque commemorates the spot where James Lord Pierpont supposedly wrote the popular holiday song, inspired by sleigh [...]
A Tale of Two “Tunnel Hills”
The Battle of Missionary Ridge and the Confusion of Two Tunnel Hills By: David Thomas Things were beginning to improve for the Union Forces “trapped” in Chattanooga, Tennessee [...]
The Unique Roots of Mail-In Voting
Have you ever wondered how mail-in voting started? Early records show that in Massachusetts, men could vote from home if their homes were “vulnerable to Indian attack,” according to historian [...]
The Election that Almost Wasn’t
The United States has never delayed a presidential election. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused many people to question if we should have an election this year. There has only been [...]
The Fist Fight That Paused The Civil War
Did you know that a Civil War battle came to a halt because both sides ceased shooting to watch two men fist fighting? There’s just something about two people in [...]
Alfred Waud: Battlefield Sketch Artist
Alfred Rudolph Waud was born October 2, 1828. He was a British-born American illustrator whose lively and detailed sketches of scenes from the Civil War, which he covered as a [...]
Battle of Chickamauga: River of Death
As we have discussed in previous blogs, The Battle of Chickamauga, was the biggest battle ever fought in Georgia, and took place on September 18-20, 1863. With 34,000 casualties, it [...]