Leonidas Polk Quick Facts
Name Meaning: Leonidas is of Greek origin and means “lion”. Vital Stats Birthday: April 10th, 1806 Birth Name: Leonidas Polk Birthplace: Raleigh, North Carolina Height: About 6 Feet Date of Death: June 14th, 1864...
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Reports of Colonel James M. Tuttle and Colonel William T. Shaw on the Fighting at the Hornet’s Nest at the Battle of Shiloh
Following the initial successful Confederate assault at the opening of the Battle of Shiloh on April 6th, 1862, Union forces set up a defensive position in a tree line along a farm road (popularly...
Like Its 20th Century Namesake, the Civil War USS Conestoga Also Sank
The U.S. Navy and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) announced on March 23rd, 2016 that the USS Conestoga, a Navy ocean going tugboat that disappeared at sea in 1921, had been located...
Colonel John Kellogg of the 6th Wisconsin Infantry’s Report on the Battle of Five Forks
By late March of 1865, Union lines around the besieged city of Petersburg, Virginia had been extended to the point where only one intact supply line was left to supply the Confederate forces within....
Civil War Blockade Runner Found; Mercy Street Renewed by PBS; Highway Named for Civil War Vet
The Civil War in the News March 2016 A roundup of a few Civil War related items in the news. Civil War Blockade Runner Shipwreck Believed Found Off NC Coast North Carolina authorities believe...
The Eternal Light Peace Monument at Gettysburg
On July 3rd, 1938, some 1800 aged Union and Confederate veterans of the Civil War were gathered at Gettysburg National Military Park. It was the 75th anniversary of the third and final day of...
Colonel Eugene Carr’s Report on the Battle of Pea Ridge
On February 10th, 1862, the 10,500 man Union Army of the Southwest, under the command of Brigadier General Samuel Curtis, advanced on Springfield Missouri, which was occupied by a Confederate force under Major General...
General William Averell’s Report on the Battle of Kelly’s Ford March 1863
In the first two years of the Civil War, the Confederate cavalry vastly outperformed its Union counterpart, especially in campaigns in the East. This led to poor morale and a defeatist attitude among the...