Sojourner Truth & Talking to Ashes
Sojourner Truth was once told that if she dared to preach, the building where she spoke would be...
No Small Feat–A Daring Civil War Escape
In the very early hours of May 13, 1862, a slave named Robert Smalls decided to make his move....
A Wrong Turn in History
A wrong turn triggered World War I. To find out how, check out a recent story that I wrote for the...
The Confederate Death Trap
One hundred and fifty years ago this week, on February 17, 1864, a Confederate submarine made the...
Baseball, 1860 Style
Whenever I came off the field after a day playing vintage baseball, my hands were often stinging...
Finding a More Complicated Lincoln
Edna Greene Medford became a historian at a time when the legacy of Abraham Lincoln had lost some...
The Myth of Black Confederates
My two worlds converged recently. In my world as a writer for the University of Illinois College...
Disappearing Man Optioned for Film!
I am thrilled to announce that a New York film and television company has purchased the screenplay...
What Was the Real Lincoln League?
Timothy Webster, the most famous spy during the first year of the Civil War, first encountered the...