Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain’s Report on the 20th Maine at Gettysburg
One of the more well known episodes of the Battle of Gettysburg is the story of the 20th Maine Infantry on Little Round Top on Day 2 of the battle (July2nd, 1863). The 20th...
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General Gordon Granger’s General Order Number 3 Announced the End of Slavery in Texas
The Emancipation Proclamation, effective January 1st, 1863, declared that anyone held as a slave in the rebellious states of the Confederacy “are, and henceforward shall be free”. Enforcement of the proclamation was essentially impossible...
Sterling Price Quick Facts
Name Meaning Sterling is of English origin and means “pure, high quality”. Vital Stats Birthday: September 14, 1809 Birth Name: Sterling Price Birthplace: Farmville, Virginia Date of Death: September 29, 1867 Cause: Cholera Place...
Last Person to Receive a Civil War Pension Dies at 90
Irene Triplett, age 90, died in Wilkesboro, North Carolina on May 31st, 2020, bringing about the end of an era. She was the last person receiving a Civil War pension from the Department of...
James A. Garfield Quick Facts
Name Meaning: James is of Hebrew origin and means “he who supplants”. Vital Stats: Birthday: November 19, 1831 Birth Name: James Abram Garfield Birthplace: Orange Township, modern day Moreland Hills, Ohio Height: 6’1″ Date...
The Henry Hill Monument Honors Union Soldiers Who Fell at First Bull Run
Memorials and monuments dedicated to those killed in the Civil War began to appear early on, in some cases even before the war ended. One of the earlier monuments was built just as the...
Brigadier General Michael K. Lawler’s Brigade at the Battle of Big Black River Bridge
Following the Union victory at the Battle of Champion Hill, Mississippi on May 16th, 1863, Confederate forces retreated west towards Vicksburg, reaching the Big Black River that night. Lieutenant General John C. Pemberton, commander...
The Iron Brigade in the Chancellorsville Campaign
On January 25th, 1863, Major General Joseph Hooker was promoted to command of the Army of the Potomac. Six weeks earlier, the army had suffered a bloody defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia;...