General John Hunt MorganGeneral John Hunt Morgan
Today we tell the story of the man who led the most successful Confederate raid on American territory during the Civil War, leading his men into battle throughout Indiana and
Category: The Civil War
The Last Survivor of the Sultana ExplosionThe Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion
In April 1865 a riverboat that carried cargo from Illinois south to New Orleans was hired to transport newly freed Union prisoners from Vicksburg, Mississippi, home. Unfortunately, many of them
Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion Dies – March 4, 1931Last Survivor of the Sultana Explosion Dies – March 4, 1931
On April 27, 1865, the side-wheel steamboat Sultana exploded and sank while moving from New Orleans up the Mississippi River toward Cairo, Illinois. The ship had stopped at Vicksburg where
The Battle of Fair GardenThe Battle of Fair Garden
The Battle of Dandridge was fought near the town of Dandridge in East Tennessee in mid-January 1864. After that battle Union cavalry had moved south of the French Broad River
The First Land Battle Of The Civil WarThe First Land Battle Of The Civil War
On June 2, 1861 the first organized land battle of the Civil War happened at Philippi, in the Appalachian region of Virginia. Forces under the command of Major General George
The Shelton Laurel MassacreThe Shelton Laurel Massacre
Loyalties were divided in Appalachia, from Kentucky to Tennessee to North Carolina. And it was in western North Carolina that a Confederate army unit committed an atrocity against Union sympathizers
The Resting Tree Slave CemeteryThe Resting Tree Slave Cemetery
I recently took a trip to Bristol, Virginia, to get some photographs for an upcoming podcast on the Walnut Grove plantation and decided to pull out the video camera when
Pocahontas HalePocahontas Hale
In the 1860s a Cherokee witch doctor arrived in Bristol, Virginia, to assist in the local Confederate hospital with her salves and potions. After the war she invested her meager
Divided LoyaltiesDivided Loyalties
At the start of the Civil War, the Appalachian part of Tennessee voted 2-1 to remain a part of the United States in that state’s secession vote. When Tennessee left
March 16, 1861 – Sam Houston Removed As Governor Of Texas.March 16, 1861 – Sam Houston Removed As Governor Of Texas.
On this day in 1861, Maryville, Tennessee, son, Sam Houston, was expelled from the office of Governor of Texas for refusing to take a loyalty oath to the Confederacy when