Paula Deen Finds Civil War Ancestors
Celebrity chef, Paula Deen, traced her Georgia roots back to the Civil War on “Who Do You Think You Are” (May 18, 2012). Celebrated for her southern home style cooking as well as her...
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The Swamp Angel at Charleston, South Carolina 1863
In July 1863, Union forces Major General Quincy Gillmore’s Army of the South landed on Morris Island outside Charleston, South Carolina. Gillmore’s objective was to take control of Charleston Harbor and eventually, Charleston itself. ...
The Civil War in the News: Spring 2012
A sunken Confederate ironclad and a soldier’s arm from Antietam are in the news this spring. CSS Georgia Shipwreck Holds Up Dredging of Savannah Harbor The government is set to deepen the ship channel...
Jackson in the Shenandoah; Peninsula Campaign Continues; Confederates Evacuate Corinth, MS: May 1862
May 1862 in the Civil War After several Union victories in the west in April 1862, much of the fighting in May shifted to Virginia. After a string of defeats in the first four months...
The Death of General John Reynolds at Gettysburg
Lancaster, Pennsylvania native John F. Reynolds was a West Point graduate and instructor at that institution when the Civil War began. Initially, he was the Lieutenant Colonel of the 14th U.S. Infantry, but was...
Dr. Jonathan Letterman’s Civil War Ambulance Corps
The Civil War produced casualties on a scale never seen in American history up to that time. Out of necessity, great improvements in the treatment of the wounded were made during the war, and...
Joseph E. Johnston Quick Facts
Name Meaning Joseph is of Hebrew origin meaning: “Jehovah increases” Vital Stats Birthday: February 3rd, 1807 Birth Name: Joseph Eggleston Johnston Birthplace: Farmville, Virginia Date of Death: March 21st, 1891 Cause: Pneumonia Place of...
Battle of Shiloh; Fall of New Orleans; Siege of Yorktown, VA: April 1862
April 1862 in the Civil War There was significant action on several fronts as the Civil War passed its first anniversary. Union forces achieved success in the west and along the Atlantic coast, while...