by Joanne B. Freeman In The Field of Blood, Joanne B. Freeman recovers the long-lost story of physical violence on the floor of the U.S. Congress. In the following excerpt, Freeman shows that the Capitol was rife with conflict in the…
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Tagged with: American Civil War, congress, Joanne B. Freeman, The Field of Blood
Posted in Military History, Modern History
Posted in Military History, Modern History
The Last Words of John Wilkes Booth
by Philip Jett “Did Jett Betray Me?” Many years before Ancestry.com, my uncle researched the genealogical history of the Jett family and discovered some were Virginian colonists of English descent. My father, however, did not share his brother’s inquisitiveness. “Just…
Tagged with: Abraham Lincoln, American Civil War, death of an heir, john wilkes booth, philip jett
Posted in Contemporary History, Military History
by Philip Jett “Did Jett Betray Me?” Many years before Ancestry.com, my uncle researched the genealogical history of the Jett family and discovered some were Virginian colonists of English descent. My father, however, did not share his brother’s inquisitiveness. “Just…
Posted in Contemporary History, Military History
The Battle of Gettysburg, 1–3 July 1863
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 30 June, Meade advised MGen John Reynolds that it seemed Lee would concentrate his forces near the small town of Gettysburg. Reynolds thus sent BGen John Buford and two cavalry brigades…
Tagged with: American Civil War, american history, Battle of the Week, Confederate Army, Gettysburg, History, Michael Spilling, Military History, Robert E. Lee
Posted in Military History
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab On 30 June, Meade advised MGen John Reynolds that it seemed Lee would concentrate his forces near the small town of Gettysburg. Reynolds thus sent BGen John Buford and two cavalry brigades…
Posted in Military History
The Battle of Shiloh, 6–7 April 1862
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Just 2km south-west of Pittsburg Landing was Shiloh Church, the feature that would give the upcoming battle its common name. Stinging from Major General Ulysses Grant’s victories at Forts Henry and Donelson…
Tagged with: American Civil War, american history, Battle of the Week, BattleoftheWeek, Corinth, History, Michael Spilling, Military History, Mississippi, Ulysses Grant, William Hardee
Posted in Military History
Editor: Michael Spilling and Consultant Editor: Chris McNab Just 2km south-west of Pittsburg Landing was Shiloh Church, the feature that would give the upcoming battle its common name. Stinging from Major General Ulysses Grant’s victories at Forts Henry and Donelson…
Posted in Military History
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