Author: StrangeAgo
His Last March – Song Set to “While We Were Marching Through Georgia”
“While We Were Marching Through Georgia” was a Union song sung during the Civil War. I’ve included a YouTube video of the original song. In…
Who Designed the Confederate Flag
The following article, published in 1915, shows that the designer of the Confederate flag was in dispute among Confederate veterans and that it basically came…
4 Different Confederate Flags
A brief look into the design(s) of the Confederate flag shows that there were originally over 200 different designs sketched out to represent the Confederacy….
Gruesome US Civil War Amputation Facts
Visiting the Civil War battlefields around Richmond, Virginia raised a lot of questions about the boys and men who were injured during the Civil War….
The Girl Who Ate the General’s Letter – Revolutionary War
Revolutionary War General Greene needed to get a message to General Sumter, but after none of his men volunteered for the job, an 18-year-old Emily…
9 Brutal Realities of America’s Civil War
It is estimated that anywhere between 620,000 to 850,000 soldiers died in America’s Civil War from 1861 to 1865. while the war between North and…
DIY Outdoor Rabbit Hutch
Long ago, when I lived on a farm, I turned an old corn crib into a rabbit hutch. It worked great, was easy to clean,…
DIY Native American Bead Bag
The instructions below are for a Native American (Sioux) bead bag and were published in 1932. This would be a great home school project and…
DIY Box Bag to Sew for Trinkets and Organizing
The following 1910 sewing instructions are for an organizing bag. Women made these pretty box bags to organize their sewing projects and craft supplies. A…
Civil War Toothpowder for Brushing Teeth
A lot of interesting, do-it-yourself items were published in newspapers during the Civil War including the following recipe for toothpowder. I am placing this recipe…
