20 weird facts about US Presidents you probably never knew
Originally posted on Mind Candy:
We never seem to know our Presidents as well as we think we do. Sure we know the big things usually like their name –…
1865 February 25: The Battle of Hatcher’s Run and the 5th, 6th, and 7th Wisconsin Infantries
Originally posted on The Civil War and Northwest Wisconsin:
The following is the second of several reports from Wisconsin regiments in the field. It comes from the February 25, 1864,…
Grant earns his third star
Originally posted on Civil War History:
Today marks the 151st anniversary of Abraham Lincoln nominating Ulysses S. Grant for promotion to lieutenant general, which he would earn on March 3,…
Alonzo Gambel and Union Camp Servants – Summer 1862
Originally posted on Mysteries and Conundrums:
From Eric Mink: The summer 1862 occupation of Fredericksburg and Stafford County is a period in the region’s history that receives little attention when…
Mary Hoyle Well, Hyndburn Moor, Lancashire
Originally posted on The Journal of Antiquities:
May Road Well, Hyndburn (Photo Credit: Peter Worrell – Geograph) Os grid reference: approx. SD 792 283. On Hyndburn Moor between Huncoat and Dunnockshaw,…
Never tell a gentleman he is too old: Ernie Old and his Malvern Star, by Robert Horvat
Never tell a gentleman he is too old: Ernie Old and his Malvern Star, by Robert Horvat.
I am NOT a leper!
Originally posted on History Witch:
Eleanor of Woodstock (1318 – 1355) was the daughter of Edward II of England and Isabella of France. She was originally betrothed to Alphonso XI…
