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The Civil War Had a Senior Citizen Regiment and Other Amazing Obscure Facts
Early in the US Civil War, enthusiasm was high to serve in a conflict that many assumed would be both brief and relatively bloodless. As time passed and it became clear that…
American History
What Lincoln’s Pockets Held When he Died and Other Presidential Oddities
When President Abraham Lincoln was assassinated, his wallet had no US currency. However, it contained a $5 Confederate banknote. He…
American History
Disturbing Facts About the Manhunt for John Wilkes Booth
When Abraham Lincoln’s assassin, John Wilkes Booth, struck on the evening of April 14, 1865, he left little doubt as…
American History
Fascinating Civil War Facts that Won’t be in the History Books
Ten years after the end of the American Civil War, some Confederate veterans were back in action, fighting as mercenaries…
American History
24 Events During the Manhunt for John Wilkes Booth
John Wilkes Booth was nearly as well known as the man he had just shot President Abraham Lincoln in April…