Looking for the Confederate War
Historian Michael C. Hardy's quest to understand Confederate history, from the boots up.
Thursday, July 14, 2022
Destroying Federal naval vessels at the end of the war.
›
The Neuse River, looking toward the site of the sinking of the USS Mystic at Maple Cypress . In early April 1865, the Army of Northern ...
1 comment:
Friday, July 01, 2022
Old Capital Prison
›
In November 1861, Secretary of State William H. Seward told Lord Richard Lyons, British Ambassador to the United States, “My Lord, I can ...
Thursday, June 16, 2022
The Education of the Confederate Cabinet
›
Sixteen men served in the Confederate cabinet, the closest advisors to President Jefferson Davis. Some, like Judah P. Benjamin, John H. R...
Friday, June 10, 2022
William J. Allen and the proposed secession of Southern Illinois
›
Talk of secession was nothing new in 1860. You can read more about various states and territories at this previous post . One of the less...
1 comment:
Wednesday, June 01, 2022
Expelled from the US Senate for Pro-Confederate Thought Crimes?
›
When the subject of Northerners supporting the Confederacy comes up in conversation, everyone remembers Clement L. Vallandigham. An Ohio ...
1 comment:
‹
›
Home
View web version
