1861 In Washington, more and more volunteer regiments began to arrive in response to Abraham Lincoln's April 15th call for 75,000 militiamen. Ohio, which had...
"Indians living close to nature and nature's ruler are not living in darkness." --Walking Buffalo, STONEY There are many Indian people who are living...
April 28, 1897 Chickasaw and Choctaw abandon communal lands The Chickasaw and Choctaw, two of the Five Civilized Tribes, become the first to agree to abolish...
April 28, 1810 Daniel Ullmann born Union General Daniel Ullmann is born in Wilmington, Delaware. Ullmann was best known as an advocate for black troops. Ullman...
April 1881: Tombstone's city council reorganized the City Marshal's office as a police department, and established a Chief of Police for the city of 4,000. ...
What can you tell me about China Mary of Tombstone fame? By: Marshall Trimble 04/01/2009 Q What can you tell me about China Mary of Tombstone fame? Bill Wilson...
Stealing Abraham Lincoln The Myths & Mysteries Haunting Lincoln's Tomb by John Winterbauer http://www.illinoishauntings.com/tomb.html If the reports are to be...
1861 In Frederick, Maryland, the House of Delegates voted 53 to 13 against secession, at least sort of. The resolution they adopted wasn't exactly a vote...
April 29, 1862 Union captures New Orleans Union troops officially take possession of New Orleans, completing the occupation that had begun four days earlier. ...
"The old people came literally to love the soil and they sat or reclined on the ground with a feeling of being close to a mothering power...The soil was...
April 29, 1863 William Randolph Hearst is born The newspaper tycoon William Randolph Hearst is born in San Francisco. He was the only son and principle heir to...
April 29, 1862 Union captures New Orleans Union troops officially take possession of New Orleans, completing the occupation that had begun four days earlier. ...
Wyatt Earp Days ~ May 23, 24 & 25, 2009 - An event in honor of one of the west's most famous lawmen, Wyatt Earp. Activities include gunfights, chili cook-off,...
1860 In Charleston's Institute Hall, the Democratic Convention voted 165 to 138 to adopt the minority, pro-Stephen Douglas platform. The question of slavery...
April 30, 1864 Battle of Jenkin's Ferry, Arkansas Union troops under General Frederick Steele fight off a Confederate army under General Edmund Kirby Smith as...
"Modern civilization has no understanding of sacred matters. Everything is backwards." --Thomas Yellowtail, CROW Modern civilization says, don't pray in...
The website for Anthony's novel, "A Coal to His Lips", has added a guest book for comments for Mr. Starke, who has said that he will read them and possibly...
Mysterious Journeys: The Ghosts of Gettysburg (2007) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=juggXPAAcpE&NR=1 The guy that took the photo at Devil's den was an Army...
Most lists of Civil War “firsts” contain debatable facts. Ever hear that our Civil War saw the first use of morphine as a painkiller? Well, not quite....
1861 In Washington, Abraham Lincoln wrote a short letter to Gustavus Fox. On March 13, Lincoln had appointed him a "special agent" (Eicher & Eicher) to lead...
May 1, 1863 Battle of Chancellorsville begins On this day in 1863, the Battle of Chancellorsville begins in Virginia. Earlier in the year, General Joseph...
Photo: Apparition at Farnsworth House in Gettysburg From Paranormal.about.com: "I just returned from a trip to the Farnsworth House in Gettysburg," says Beth....
Link: http://www.illinoishistory.gov/hs/lincoln_tomb.htm From: The Illinois Historic Preservation Agency Dedicated in 1874, Lincoln Tomb is the final resting...
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