Civil War
20 Blue on Blue Incidents from History
Friendly fire, the inadvertent attack on members of one’s own military during combat, has been a documented fact of warfare…
Slavery in the Confederate States Army
During the American Civil War slaves and free blacks served the Confederate Army, in many roles and duties. They accompanied…
Great Daring Moments From History
Some among us are just naturally more daring than the rest of humanity. The lucky amongst us might go through…
Untrue Historic “Facts” It’s Time to Erase
Throughout history, many myths have gained such widespread acceptance in public perception that it is treated as an established fact.…
The Little Known History of American Indians during the Civil War
The American Civil War did not exclude the American Indians of numerous tribes. The war’s divisiveness extended to the tribes,…
The US Military Named Bases and Ships for Confederate Leaders
It isn’t only Army bases in the American south which were named after leaders of the Confederacy following the Civil…
The Longest and Worst Sieges in history
Merriam Webster’s Dictionary online defines the military tactic of a siege as, "a military blockade of a city or fortified…
How the Lost Cause changed American History and Created its Pseudo-History
Simply put, the Lost Cause of the Confederacy, which began in the aftermath of Reconstruction, is the presentation of the…
Atypical Deaths of these Historical Figures
Death comes to all, the great and the small. For most, it comes in prosaic and unremarkable ways, meeting death…
Juneteenth and Other Lesser Known African-American Historical Culture
Anybody paying attention to recent events in America cannot help but realize that all is not well with a lot…