Belle Boyd, The Siren of the ShenandoahBelle Boyd, The Siren of the Shenandoah
Isabella Marie Boyd, better known to history as Belle Boyd, was a notorious rebel spy during the Civil War who used her wiles to obtain Union secrets which she then
Category: The Civil War
President Andrew Johnson Issued Proclamation Ordering Reward For The Capture of Jefferson Davis and Others – May 2, 1865President Andrew Johnson Issued Proclamation Ordering Reward For The Capture of Jefferson Davis and Others – May 2, 1865
On this day in 1865 President Andrew Johnson issued Presidential Proclamation 131, providing for a bounty for the capture of several former Confederate officials suspected of being involved in the
The Sultana Explodes – April 27, 1865The Sultana Explodes – April 27, 1865
On this day in 1865 a Mississippi riverboat named the Sultana caught fire and burned after one of its boilers exploded. The boat was packed past capacity with Union prisoners
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
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