Category: Civil War
88-Year-Old Civil War Veteran Dies After Fall From Delaware Hospital Window
An 88-year-old Civil War veteran died at a Delaware hospital in April 1922 after falling from a third-story window, leaving hospital workers uncertain whether the…
This Civil War Soldier Claimed He Met Abraham Lincoln Twice by Accident
Charles Wesley Ellis had lived the kind of life that seemed to collect stories. Years before the Civil War, while splitting rails in Tennessee, Ellis…
Civil War Medicine Symposium in Gettysburg and Online, May 4
It’s time to mark your calendars for a journey back in time at the upcoming Civil War Medicine Symposium. The event, a collaborative effort between…
1911 descriptions of Confederate rag dolls made during the Civil War
Below are the descriptions of two types of rag dolls made by the South during the Civil War. The first is a rag doll made…
John Brown: The Abolitionist Who Challenged Slavery Through Violence
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was an American abolitionist who believed in the violent overthrow of slavery. He led several armed…
How fake Civil War relics are made
Relics have been faked since ancient times, and American Civil War fakes are everywhere. The following article from 1911 details how canon balls and minie…
Baffled by a ghostly ball that burns, Louisiana
Strange, ghostly balls of fire hovered and vanished on an old gravel road in Bayou Liberty back in 1942. There were many theories about the…
Gettysburg to commemorate Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address, remember the fallen
Gettysburg, Pa. — Gettysburg will hold its annual Dedication Day ceremony on Saturday, November 19, 2022, beginning at 10:15 a.m. There will be a wreath…
Origin of the Yankee Doodle Song
When I first sat down to research the origin of the Yankee Doodle song, I thought that it was going to be a quick, one-hour…
8 True Horrors About the Camp Sumter Prison Camp – Civil War
During the early part of the Civil War, Union and Confederate soldiers were exchanged, but by 1863, the exchanges dropped to a mere trickle and…
