The fence you see in these photos has to be the wickedest looking fence I have ever laid eyes upon. It is perhaps the most dangerous non-electrified fence in the country. My wife and I encountered this fence last spring during our walking tour in Charleston, South...
Chicago politics was alive and well in May of 1860 when the Republican party nominated Abraham Lincoln as its presidential candidate at the convention in the Windy City. Check out this fascinating article, which shows how trickery got Lincoln nominated on the third...
HISTORY BY THE SLICE--Washington socialite Rose Greenhow was arrested for spying for the Confederacy on August 23, 1861, 151 years ago today. Greenhow's information on Union troop movements was believed to have aided the Confederate victory at the first Battle of Bull...
Fighting the Union Army With Logs? One of the most effective weapons used by the Confederates against General George B. McClellan's army was the "Quaker Cannon"--simple logs painted black to look like cannons. These artificial cannons fooled the Union general into...
The Civil War Followed Him From Beginning to End "The war began in my front yard and ended in my front parlor,"Â said Wilmer McLean. And he was right. The First Battle of Bull Run on July 18, 1861, technically was not the first battle of the Civil War, but it is...
Long Before The Beatles, There Was Elmer Just prior to the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina, triggering the Civil War in 1861, one of the most famous men in America was Elmer Ellsworth. Never heard of him? In 1861, everyone knew his name. This...