Category: Military

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 »

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 »

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 »

Although most Civil War soldiers were between 18 and 39 years old, many young children also fought in the war. It is estimated that at least 100,000 Union soldiers were… Read more »

Albert Woolson was a former Union drummer boy and the last surviving Civil War veteran. Born in Antwerp, NY on February 11 in 1847, he died at the age of… Read more »

The Battle of Antietam was one of the bloodiest single day battles of the Civil War. Taking place near Sharpsburg, Maryland on Sept 17, 1862, it was also the first… Read more »

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 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 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 »