February 28, 1864 Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid begins A major Union cavalry raid begins when General Hugh Judson Kilpatrick leads 3,500 troopers south from...
All, Here are some more articles from the Illinois State Historical Society.....enjoy!! http://dig.lib.niu.edu/ISHS/ishs-1997spring/ishs-1997spring02.pdf ...
"The beginning is purification, that's the first step..And purification means purification of body and mind. You don't purify the body without cleansing the...
1861 In Montgomery, Jefferson Davis appointed P.G.T. Beauregard to be the very first brigadier general of the Confederate States of America. From the...
March 1, 1864 Grant nominated for lieutenant general President Lincoln nominates Ulysses S. Grant for the newly revived rank of lieutenant general. At the...
1860 In New Hampshire, Abraham Lincoln spoke at City Hall in Dover. After his Cooper Union Address on February 27, he embarked on a speaking tour of...
March 2, 1865 Battle of Waynesboro, Virginia Union General George Custer's troops rout Confederate General Jubal Early's force, bringing an end to fighting in...
".the voice and the heart are not working together." --Barney Bush, SHAWNEE We can say any words we want with our voice but we cannot hide the true meaning...
All, Here is an article from the NYTs in 1877....plus a Hapers from 1861....enjoy!! http://www.nytimes.com/learning/general/onthisday/big/0302.html#article ...
1861 In Charleston, David F. Jamison, South Carolina's Secretary of War and a brigadier general of state militia, issued an order giving P.G.T. Beauregard...
Did Blacks Typically Serve as Confederate Soldiers? by Henry Robert Burke Marietta, Ohio burkeh06@... Did "free blacks" and slaves serve voluntarily...
"For me writing has become prayers that say, `Great Spirit, return to us our freedom, our land, and our lives. We are thankful for the present from which to...
1861 With riflemen on the roofs and squads of cavalry patrolling the Washington streets, Abraham Lincoln was sworn in as the 16th President of the United...
March 3, 1865 Freedman's Bureau created President Lincoln signs a bill creating the Bureau of Refugees, Freedmen, and Abandoned Lands. Known as the Freedmen's...
"My father told me.that Hopi earth does contain my roots and I am, indeed, from that land. Because my roots are there, I will find them." --Wendy Rose,...
"In Vicksburg, 1863 Winston Groom bids fair to assume the mantle of the late Shelby Foote as a most eloquent and moving storyteller of the Civil War. His prose...
All, In honor of AL's First Inagural Address here is the text of the speech...enjoy!! Fellow citizens of the United States: in compliance with a custom as old...
March 4, 1861 Lincoln inaugurated Abraham Lincoln becomes the 16th president of the United States. Although he extended an olive branch to the South, he also...
March 5, 1864 John C. Breckinridge assumes command General John C. Breckinridge takes control of Confederate forces in the Appalachian Mountains of western...
"I have always searched for my place and my people." --Wendy Rose, HOPI/MIWOK For every human being to feel connected, we must have the feeling of belonging....
1860 Continuing his speaking tour of New England, Abraham Lincoln was in Hartford, Connecticut. A few days earlier, the future President had met the Kentucky...
MARCH EVENTS Sunday, March 1 Key Moments and Commanders Lecture Series. Held free of charge at Gettysburg National Park Museum and Visitor Center, Baltimore...
1860 In New England, Abraham Lincoln continued his speaking tour with an appearance in New Haven, Connecticut. In it, he addressed a recent strike by...
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