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Old Douglas The Camel
Among the 5,000 grave markers for Confederate soldiers in the Soldier’s Rest section of Cedar Hill Cemetery in Vicksburg, Mississippi, one pays…
Letter from SC Commissioners to President Buchanan Asking Him to Withdraw Federal Troops from Charleston Harbor, 28 December 1860
[Letter of the commissioners to the President] Washington, 28th December, 1860. Sir: We have the honor to transmit to you a copy…
Letter from A.G. Magrath to J.W. Hayne regarding Fort Sumter, 12 January 1861
State of South Carolina Executive Office, State Department Charleston, 12 January 1861 Sir, The Governor has considered it proper in view…
H.L. Hunley- Confederate Submarine
On the evening of 17 February 1864, the Hunley made her first mission against an enemy vessel during the American Civil War.…
Lewis Addison Armistead
Early Life Armistead, known to friends as “Lo” (for Lothario), was born in the home of his great-grandfather, John Wright Stanly, in…
John Yates Beall
John Yates Beall was born on January 1, 1835, at Walnut Grove, his family’s farm near Charles Town, Virginia (now West Virginia),…
Horace King
Slave Artisan 
James Ronald Chalmers
Chalmers was re-elected in 1880 but the election was contested by his Republican African-American opponent, John R. Lynch. Congress awarded the seat…
Jones Mitchell Withers
Early life and career Withers was born in 1814 in Huntsville, located in both Madison County and Limestone County, Alabama. He was…
Confederate Dog in the Civil War: Sawbuck
Loyal dogs populated both armies in the Civil War. For every Union dog, there was a Confederate dog taking part in the…
The Battle Of Mill Springs
The Battle of Mill Springs Logan’s Cross Roads, Fishing Creek Union Brig. Gen. George Thomas received orders to drive the Rebels across…
19th Century Yankee Discussed The Difference Between Southerners and Northerners
Our own race is boastful as well as intolerant and aggressive. This is especially true of the New England type, and hence…
John W. “Jack” Hinson, Civil War Sniper
John W. “Jack” Hinson, better known as “Old Jack” to his family, was a prosperous farmer in Stewart County, Tennessee. A non-political…
Atrocities and Slavery in the North
African-American Men Burned at the Stake in New York In England, burning had been used to punish rebellious women, peasants and poor…
The Founding Fathers & Slavery
[caption id="attachment_120527" align="alignright" width="300"] “Declaration of Independence” painted by John Trumbull in 1819. The institution of slavery proved to be a difficult…
The Christian Character Of Robert E. Lee
THERE is a natural tendency to conceal the faults and exalt the virtues of great men. Those whose lives gave no evidence…
Events & Overview of the Pre-Civil War Era
This section examines the changes that took place in voting, nominating procedures, party organization, and campaign strategies between 1820 and 1840; and…
In Defense Of General Forrest
General Forrest Bust in TN State Capitol In 1871, Gen. Forrest was called before a Congressional Committee. Forrest…
The Failed Federal Assault on Vicksburg’s Railroad Redoubt
After a winter of maneuvering through the bayous of Louisiana and Mississippi, Grant ordered the Union Army of the Tennessee to move…
The Forgotten Legend Of Holt Collier
Holt Collier came into the world a slave in 1846 in Jefferson County, Mississippi, born on a plantation owned by a man…