1861 At Annapolis, Maryland, Federal General Thomas Sherman, no relation to William T. Sherman, was preparing his forces to embark on an expedition to Port ...
"Each soul must meet the morning sun, the new sweet earth and the Great Silence alone!" --Ohiyesa (Dr. Charles A. Eastman), SANTEE SIOUX The most important...
October 14, 1863 Battle of Bristoe Station Confederate General Robert E. Lee attempts to drive the Union army out of Virginia but fails when an outnumbered...
1861 In Richmond, P.G.T. Beauregard's report of the Battle of First Manassas reached the Confederate War Department. About twenty pages and four thousand...
The 3-year Missouri Regiments that are considered German are the 2nd, 12th, 15th and 17th Infantry regiments and the 4th Missouri Cavalry Regiment. Of the 90...
"All of us begin to rethink what is good about ourselves - put the past where it belongs - and get on with the possibilities of the present!" --Howard...
1862 Almost exactly a month after the Battle of Antietam, George McClellan finally made a move, albeit it a minor one. From Sharpsburg and Harpers Ferry,...
"Many religions have been brought to this land. And the way my religion is, they teach me, and they taught me, and told me to resect all religions. And I...
1861 From his headquarters at Poolesville, Maryland, Brigadier General Charles P. Stone sent a rather innocuous message to George McClellan, head of the Army...
October 18, 1863 General Sickles visits his troops Union General Daniel Sickles returns to visit his old command, the Third Corps of the Army of the Potomac....
"But we have to stick by the wisdom of our ancestors..." --Paula Weasel Head, BLOOD A long time ago the Elders and our ancestors learned to walk on the Earth...
1861 In Washington, Abraham Lincoln and the Cabinet met to discuss the issue of Winfield Scott's pending retirement and a replacement for "Old Fuss and...
1863 As the Bristoe Campaign drew to a close in Virginia, J.E.B. Stuart's cavalry clashed with Judson Kilpatrick's Federal cavalry near Buckland in an action...
October 19, 1864 St. Albans raid Confederates enter Vermont from Canada and raid the town of St. Albans. Along the way, they robbed banks, looted, and...
"The teachings are for all, not just for Indians... The white people never wanted to learn before. They thought we were savages. Now they have a different...
1861 In Virginia, Charles Stone's division comprised of the brigades of Willis Gorman, Frederick Lander and Edward Baker was on garrison duty at Poolesville,...
October 20, 1819 Union General Daniel Sickles is born General Daniel Sickles, one of the most colorful generals in the Union army, is born. Sickles was part of...
"As Elders, it is our place to show respect to our young people in order to gain respect." --Grace Azak, NISGA'A The attitude of our leaders will be the...
1861 In northern Virginia, the Ball's Bluff Affair occurred along the Potomac River northwest of Washington. Rumor had it that Confederates at Leesburg were...
All, Here is the NYTs article on Edison in 1879 plus a Harpers from 1876....enjoy!! http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/1021.html#article...
"There is one God looking down on us all. We are children of the one God. God is listening to me. The sun, the darkness, the winds are all listening to what...
October 21, 1861 Battle of Ball's Bluff Union troops suffer a devastating defeat in the second major engagement of the war. The Battle of Ball's Bluff produced...
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