Category: Military

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 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 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 »

The Civil War was one of the first wars to be documented by photography. The invention of photography in the 1820s allowed the horrors and glory of war to be… Read more »

Buffalo soldiers are often confused with the African-American soldiers who fought during the Civil War. Although over 180,000 black soldiers fought in black regiments during the war, the term “Buffalo… Read more »

There are many myths and misconceptions about the Civil War. Here are some facts and statistics to set the record straight. ♠ Civil War soldiers had a 7 to 1… Read more »