This would depend on how much you wanted to see battlefield scenes, and wanted it accurate, or if you were looking for a fictional story to go with...
Andrew Jackson was a famous war hero, known to defend his honor at all costs, but he was also known for other things. He was known to treat his...
We often hear that there was no compassion when there were enemy wounded. I have even heard in this war, as well as the Revolutionary War that...
I realize that the Gatlin gun was the first machine gun, and it was long before WWI, but it was like a cannon, and they used a crank. I am wondering...
I don't know a great deal about guns, modern or antique, but the weapons of this era seemed gaudy. That may not be the best word, as some of the...
The soldiers did not seem to have enough supplies, clothing, and food. This was especially true of the Southern soldiers. Some did not even have the...
I am trying to understand why black men fought in the American Civil War. The first thing that comes to mind is why would they want to be involved?...
I really enjoy the movie "Cold Mountain". It is about a man who fights for the South for three years before he finally decides to become a deserter...
When I think of Civil War battles, I always think of the "sawbones". Because most people had not even heard of the theory of germs (including most...
The First Barbary (Tripolitian) War (1801-1805) was the first Congress-authorized war that the United States fought away from her boundaries. The war...
I was wondering why soldiers facing off in previous wars stood so close to one another, without taking shelter? They basically lined up to get shot....
The Slave Trade Act of 1807 ended slave trading, in terms of people going to Africa and kidnapping people, and hauling them across the ocean like...
I grew up on the show, and I loved it. It was funny, sensitive, scary, heart-warming and sad. I still watch reruns once in awhile. I have heard that...
The private lives of great men like George Washington and Patrick Henry are almost as interesting to me as the reasons they are still famous. An...
The national cemeteries I have been to are pretty large. Even the rural cemetery outside of Sturgis was quite big. My question is, how does one go...
My dad was just under the age limit for the draft. If he had been two years older he probably would have been called. With that being said, I have...
I have never been in the military, so maybe I am unaware of an obvious answer. Why are the headstones all exactly the same in military...
Hitler is likely the most hated and reviled person in all the history of the world, with maybe the exception of Judas Iscariot. Obviously most people...
I am brand new to this site. I have made a few posts and replied to a few more. It looks pretty exciting! I like the large sections of historical...
What would be different today if there were two United States of America? Even if Lincoln had not been the one to abolish slavery, it would...
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