Tennessee’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration
Tennessee was the last state to secede from the Union, holding off until June 8th 1861, or nearly two months after the war’s first shots were fired at Fort Sumter. Eastern Tennessee had a...
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The Death of General Elon J. Farnsworth at Gettysburg
Elon J. Farnsworth was born in Michigan in 1837. At the outbreak of the Civil War, he enlisted in the 8th Illinois Cavalry as a 1st lieutenant. He served as an aide to the...
New Jersey’s Civil War Sesquicentennial Commemoration
The State of New Jersey sent nearly 77,000 men to fight for the Union in the Civil War, and over 5700 died. At the Battle of Chancellorsville in May 1863, five of the top...
April 12, 1861: Fort Sumter is Fired Upon and the War Begins
On December 20th, 1860 representatives at the South Carolina Secession Convention voted 169-0 in favor of seceding from the United States. It was the first state to do so. Tensions were running high in...