Pennsylvania Oilman John Wilkes Booth
By the end of 1863, John Wilkes Booth had reached the peak of his acting career. He was earning $20,000 a year from his work on the stage which was big money in the 1860s....
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J.E.B. Stuart Quick Facts
Name Meaning James is of Hebrew origin and means “he who supplants”. Vital Stats Birthday: February 6th, 1833 Birth Name: James Ewell Brown Stuart Birthplace: Patrick County, Virginia Date of Death: May 12th, 1864 Cause: ...
Battles of Corinth, Mississippi and Perryville, Kentucky: October 1862
October 1862 in the Civil War President Abraham Lincoln headed to the Antietam battlefield as October 1862 opened. He wanted to see the situation in person and to meet with General George McClellan about...
Visiting The Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum in Springfield, Illinois.
In the 24 years that he lived in Springfield, Illinois, Abraham Lincoln rose from obscurity to President of the United States. In Lincoln’s hometown today, the Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum is one...
Steven Spielberg’s Film “Lincoln” Will Be in Theaters November 16th
Lincoln, the film about the last four months of the 16th president’s life from director Steven Spielberg, is scheduled for limited release on November 9th, 2012, and will be in theaters nationwide on November...
Battle of Antietam; Preliminary Emancipation Proclamation Announced: September 1862
September 1862 in the Civil War Confederate armies were on the move in Virginia and Kentucky as September 1862 began. Major General John Pope’s Union Army of Virginia was in the process of slowly...
Lieutenant Colonel Edward F.W. Ellis Stands Up to Ulysses S. Grant
The 15th Illinois Infantry was formed within days of the beginning of the Civil War in April 1861. The regiment’s first stop after leaving Illinois was across the Mississippi River in Missouri. At the end of...
Lincoln Home National Historic Site in Springfield, Illinois
Abraham Lincoln owned just one home in his life, a wooden house on the corner of Eighth and Jackson Streets in Springfield, Illinois. Lincoln lived in the home from 1844 until he departed for...