The first confederate flag was designed by Nicola Marschall and adopted by the confederacy on March 4, 1861. It was flown over the first confederate…
Month: July 2020
The Battle of Gettysburg might have taken place in the span of just three days, but it was a battle that ended up taking the…
54th Massachusetts Regiment
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The 54th Massachusetts was the first black regiment in the history of the American army. The unit comprised 36 white officers commanding more than 1,000…
Harriet Tubman
Posted in Civil War Leaders
Harriet Tubman was a US abolitionist and humanitarian, but she was born with the name Araminta Ross in 1822. She also acted as an armed…
Battle of Fort Sumter
Posted in Civil War Battles
On March 5, 1861, the day after his inauguration as president of the United States, Abraham Lincoln received a message from Maj. Robert Anderson, commander…