Conjoined Twin Eng Bunker Drafted During the Civil War
In 1865, conjoined twins Chang and Eng Bunker had retired from the sideshow life and were running a plantation in North Carolina when Eng was suddenly drafted to serve as… Read more »
Stonewall Jackson’s Account of John Brown’s Execution
Stonewall Jackson was a professor at the Virginia Military Institute in December of 1859 when he was ordered, along with his cadets, to provide security at John Brown‘s execution in… Read more »
Stonewall Jackson’s Strange Habit
General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson is an iconic Confederate general and is considered by many to be one of the best generals in the Civil War. According to various sources,… Read more »
Abraham Lincoln’s White House Dinner Party with Prince Napoleon
After a meeting Prince Napoleon at the White House on August 3, 1861, Abraham Lincoln invited the prince back to the White House later that evening for a dinner party…. Read more »
When Abraham Lincoln Met Prince Napoleon
In July of 1861, Prince Napoleon, nephew of the infamous Napoleon I, embarked on a two-month private tour of the United States during which he met Abraham Lincoln and also… Read more »
Harriet Tubman Didn’t Like Abraham Lincoln
During an interview for The Chautauquan magazine in 1896, with a writer named Rosa Belle Holt, Harriet Tubman stated that she did not like Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War… Read more »
Harriet Tubman Assaulted by a Train Conductor
When Harriet Tubman was working as a nurse during the Civil War, she was assaulted one day in October of 1865 by a train conductor on the Camden & South… Read more »
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Smallpox
When Abraham Lincoln delivered the historic Gettysburg Address in November of 1863, little did the public know he was ill with a deadly form of smallpox. Lincoln’s symptoms first began… Read more »
Romantic Rivals: John Wilkes Booth and Robert Todd Lincoln
In early 1865, John Wilkes Booth allegedly became involved in a romantic rivalry with Robert Todd Lincoln, the son of Abraham Lincoln, when they competed for the affection of a… Read more »
Civil War Submarine H.L. Hunley Unveiled
The Confederate Civil War submarine, the H.L. Hunley was completely unveiled for the first time earlier this month after a decade of repairs and restoration work on the vessel. First… Read more »