John Sedgwick Quick Facts
Name Meaning John is of Hebrew origin and means”God is gracious”. Vital Stats Birthday: September 13th, 1813 Birth Name: John Sedgwick Birthplace: Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut Date of Death: May 9th, 1864 Cause of death:...
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The Shelter Tent Was the Standard Issue Tent for Union Soldiers in the Civil War
In the early part of the Civil War, Union soldiers in camps or in the field were housed in large tents, especially the cone shaped Sibley tent. While the large Sibley tent could accommodate...
Grant’s Canal at Vicksburg
Before launching his final, successful campaign to capture Vicksburg, Mississippi, Major General Ulysses S. Grant made several other unsuccessful attempts to take the city. Situated on a high bluff on a sharp bend in...
The Shirley House Survived the Siege of Vicksburg Despite Its Location on the Battlefield
Standing next to the Illinois Memorial in Vicksburg National Military Park is the Shirley House, a white frame structure that is the only surviving wartime structure within the park boundaries (though numerous antebellum buildings...
John Bell Hood Quick Facts
Name Meaning: John is of Hebrew origin and means “God is gracious”. Vital Stats Birthday: June 1st or 29th, 1831, depending on source. Birth Name: John Bell Hood Birthplace: Owingsville, Kentucky Date of Death:...
Final Surrenders of the Civil War; Execution of Lincoln Conspirators, the Nation is Reunited: June 1865 and Beyond
June 1865 and the Conclusion of the Civil War As the calendar turned to June 1865, the final shots had fired, the last of the Confederate forces were preparing to surrender, and the nation...
Capture of Jefferson Davis; Battle of Palmito Ranch, Lincoln Conspirators Trial Begins, Grand Review of the Armies: May 1865
May 1865 in the Civil War As the nation continued mourn the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, the transition to peace was underway. With the surrenders of the Confederate forces of Robert E. Lee and...
New Look for Iron Brigader
We’ve updated the look of Iron Brigader with a new blog theme. While the old theme served visitors using desktop and laptop computers well, this new theme will accommodate both computers and mobile devices,...