Yearly Archives: 2006

Campaign: Chancellorsville Campaign (April-May 1863) Date(s): April 30-May 6, 1863 Principal Commanders: Maj. Gen. Joseph Hooker [US]; Gen. Robert E. Lee and Maj. Gen. Thomas J. Jackson [CS] Forces Engaged: 154,734 total (US 97,382; CS 57,352) Estimated Casualties: 24,000 total … Continue reading →

While doing some research concerning Wisconsin Civil War soldiers I found an interesting study in the Journal of Military History from 2000 (Vol. 64 No. 1) by Joseph Allan Frank and Barbara Duteau. Their qualitative research method struck me as … Continue reading →

Here’s the introduction of Victor Davis Hanson’s article on the current immigration issue, and one that will have to be dealt with. “The thousands of illegal aliens protesting this past month have essentially been telling the American people the following: … Continue reading →

Clouds hovered in the sky as men and women prepared for the Battle of Pea Ridge in Rand Park. Fires burned as soldiers put the finishing touches on their dress and then marched in formation, ready to fight for the … Continue reading →

Taken from African by force in 1839, the passengers of the slave ship Amistad mutinied against their captors to win back their freedom. A generation before Emancipation, the incident and the highly publicized human rights trial that followed was a … Continue reading →

University of California Berkeley has free podcasts and streaming real audio/video for one of their U.S History classes for all to view and listen to online.  The instructor is professor Jennifer Burns.  I watched her lecture on the Civil War … Continue reading →

Yesterday Kevin posted a comment about trying to show GODS & GENERALS to his high school history class and how the movie gets worse every time he sees it. I couldn’t agree more. His comment got me thinking, has there … Continue reading →

David Brion Davis is Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University and last week he wrote a passionate declaration titled, The Importance of History.  In it he deplores the “erosion” of interest in the subject (I assume he is … Continue reading →

By Spc. Cassandra Groce, 133rd Mobile Public Affairs Detachment HAWIJA, Iraq – While most families pass on traditions to their children like grandma’s famous recipe, some households participate in something more unique. Spc. James Burnette poses in his Civil War … Continue reading →

Two watchmen in separate lighthouses along the San Mateo coast both reported the same strange occurrence on the Pacific Ocean as the San Andreas fault lurched so devastatingly at 5:12 a.m. on April 18, 1906. The water became eerily calm … Continue reading →