What Type of Uniforms Did Civil War Soldiers Wear?
In the early days of the war, Civil War soldiers, both the Union and the Confederates wore a variety of uniforms in many different colors such as blue, red, gray,… Read more »
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What Did Abraham Lincoln Wear?
Abraham Lincoln was very distinctive looking, mostly due to his height and thin frame, but also because of what he wore. Although Lincoln was not a particularly fashionable man, but… Read more »
Best Civil War Strategy Games
Civil War buffs who like video games will love these Civil War strategy games. These games incorporate the various strategies used in the Civil War to allow you to recreate… Read more »
What Were the Major Strategies of the Civil War?
To get a better understanding of how the Civil War played out as it did, it is helpful to evaluate the strategies of both the North and the South in… Read more »
Best Books About the Civil War
There’s definitely no shortage of books about the American Civil War. In fact, according to the Library of Congress Civil War Desk Reference, over 70,000 books have been published on… Read more »
Civil War Guerrillas
Civil War guerrillas were unofficial soldiers who wanted to fight in the Civil War but didn’t want to leave their homes or families behind to march off to war. These… Read more »
Famous Civil War Soldiers
Since so many people fought in the Civil War, it is inevitable that some of them would later go on to become famous, or possibly infamous, in some way either… Read more »
Who Fought in the Civil War?
The Civil War was a conflict between the United States of America and the Confederate States of America as well as their Native-American allies. Other countries across the world chose… Read more »
Best Books About Harriet Tubman
Although there have been scores of children’s books published on Harriet Tubman, there are few full scale biographies for adults. The first book about Tubman was published in 1869 with… Read more »
Was Slavery the Primary Cause of the Civil War?
The argument over whether slavery was the primary cause of the Civil War is one of the most controversial topics in American history. It is a subject that has been… Read more »