Baltimore Mob Rioted and Attacked Union Troops
By Tony Pettinato on April 19, 2021
A surprising tale of the Civil War: the 1st deaths occurred in a federal city between Union troops and civilians – the Baltimore Riot of 19 April 1861... (Read More)
Tag: American Civil War
Touching Letters between Friends before Civil War’s 1st Battle
By Tony Pettinato on April 6, 2021
An article showing the letters between two Scotch friends in Charleston, right before the attack on Fort Sumter on 12 April 1861 started the Civil War... (Read More)
Civil War Veteran Brothers Celebrate Christmas Together – in 1919!
By Melissa Berry on December 15, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about the Bruner brothers, who survived the Civil War and lived long enough to celebrate Christmas together in 1919... (Read More)
On This Day: Confederate Submarine Sank with Horace Hunley, Inventor
By Tony Pettinato on October 15, 2020
Confederate engineer Horace Hunley, who invented the submarine that made the 1st successful attack, died on 15 October 1863 during a training run... (Read More)
Researching Civil War Photo: Gloria Vanderbilt’s Great Grandfather
By Melissa Berry on September 3, 2020
In this article, Melissa Davenport Berry writes about researching a Civil War photo of one of Gloria Vanderbilt’s ancestors... (Read More)
Unheralded Hero: The Inventor Whose Knapsack Saved Union Soldiers’ Backs
By Melissa Berry on August 25, 2020
Melissa Davenport Berry writes about Joseph Short’s key invention during the Civil War: a knapsack that didn’t wreck Union soldiers’ backs and shoulders... (Read More)
Last Rebel Army Surrenders: General Stand Watie and the Cherokees
By Tony Pettinato on June 23, 2020
The last Confederate army to surrender in the Civil War was not one of Southern whites: it was the Cherokee army of Brigadier General/Chief Stand Watie... (Read More)
Wonderful 1946 Christmas Present: Civil War Vet Gets New Uniform
By Melissa Berry on December 19, 2019
Melissa Davenport Berry tells a heartwarming story about Israel Broadsword, a 100-year-old Civil War vet who, in 1946, received a new Civil War uniform... (Read More)
On This Day: Civil War Ironclad ‘Cairo’ Sunk by Electronic Mine
By Tony Pettinato on December 12, 2019
On 12 December 1862 the U.S.S. Cairo became the first ship in history to be sunk by a mine detonated electronically – a new military weapon was born... (Read More)
