Please click the “Like” button above if you like this post. The opening salvo of what will come to be known as Jackson’s Valley Campaign was fired on May 8, 1862, at the Battle of McDowell. Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson’s … Continue reading
One hundred years ago tonight, at 11:40 pm and approximately 350 miles southwest of Newfoundland, RMS Titanic struck an iceberg on its maiden voyage and, three hours later, broke apart and plunged 2 1/2 miles to the bottom of the … Continue reading
“Shiloh” is a Hebrew word meaning “place of peace.” One hundred fifty years ago today (give or take a day or two),the Battle of Shiloh, or Pittsburg Landing, was fought on April 6 and 7, 1862. Confederate forces led … Continue reading
One hundred and fifty years ago today, the Civil War began when Southern forces began bombarding Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. The bombardment ended thirty-four hours later when the Union garrison surrendered. Four years and more than six hundred thousand … Continue reading