General Benjamin Butler Occupies Baltimore
The State of Maryland had divided loyalties in the Civil War. There were regiments of Maryland soldiers in the armies of both sides. Though Maryland never seceded and joined the Confederacy, it was a...
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Civil War Film “The Free State of Jones” Will Be Released June 24, 2016
The Free State of Jones is a Civil War move based on the true story of Newt Knight, a Mississippi farmer and Confederate soldier who walked away from the fighting after the Siege of...
General George F. McGinnis’ Brigade at the Battle of Port Gibson
Major General Ulysses S. Grant’s final campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi began on April 30th, 1863, when the Union 13th Corps under Major General John McClernand, and one division of the 17th Corps were...
Treasury Department Announces Harriet Tubman Will be on $20 Bill
The U.S. Treasury Department made its much anticipated announcement April 20th, 2016, regarding the portrait of a woman on a denomination of U.S. currency. Originally, it was intended that Alexander Hamilton would be removed...
The 12th New Jersey Infantry First Saw Action at the Battle of Chancellorsville
The 12th New Jersey Infantry was mustered into Federal service on September 4th, 1862. The regiment was assigned to the defenses of Baltimore, thereby missing the Battle of Antietam later in the month. The...
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...
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...