Author Archives: Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

About Rebecca Beatrice Brooks

Rebecca Beatrice Brooks is a journalist, blogger, and writer from New England. Rebecca got her start in journalism working for small-town newspapers in Massachusetts and New Hampshire after she graduated from the University of New Hampshire with a B.A. in journalism. She later became a blogger in 2010. She is a member of the Salisbury Historical Society, Danvers Historical Society, and Historic Salem Inc and volunteers for the National Archives and the Massachusetts Historical Society transcribing historical documents.

Timeline of the Civil War

The Civil War was a conflict between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America. The war took place between 1861 and 1865. The following is a… Read more »

Battle of Gettysburg

The Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest Civil War battles. This three-day-long battle is considered by many to be a major turning point in the Civil War. The… Read more »

Robert E. Lee: General-In-Chief of the Confederate States Army

Robert E. Lee was a distinguished Confederate general in the Confederate Army who bravely led his troops against the Union army until his defeat at the Appomattox courthouse in April… Read more »

Robert Ford: The Man Who Shot Jesse James

Robert Newton Ford was an outlaw from Missouri born on January 31, 1862. Like many young Missouri men of his time, he grew up admiring the Civil War record and… Read more »

Jesse James: The Confederate Guerrilla

Jesse James, one of the most violent outlaws of the wild west, got his first taste for violence as a Civil War guerrilla fighting for the Confederates. Although he came… Read more »

Mark Twain’s Civil War Experience

Mark Twain is an iconic American writer best known for his classic novels such as The Adventures of Huckleberry Fin and The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. Although a writer by… Read more »

Ulysses S. Grant: Union General & United States President

Ulysses S. Grant was a Union general who gained fame and popularity after he led the Union army to victory and served as the 18th President of the United States…. Read more »

What Was the Emancipation Proclamation?

The Emancipation Proclamation was an executive order passed on January 1, 1863, freeing all slaves in Confederate states that had seceded from the Union and allowing them to join the… Read more »