Conflict: Civil War
During the Civil War, the soldiers’ deadliest enemy was disease, and Private Allen Morse was no exception. After three months of captivity in Andersonville Prison, Allen would join the staggering statistic of Civil War deaths caused by disease and malnutrition—60% of … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
In the midst of the Civil War, plots against the president’s life were perhaps not the only conspiracies stewing. Just after the conflict had ended, a confederate double agent came forward with a surprising story. The above statement referred to … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
Adelia’s story is an intriguing one. Her first husband, Joseph Springer, died in 1864 after serving as a private in Company A, Seventh Michigan Cavalry. When she applied for a pension in 1865, she was a widow with four children … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
On April 14, 1865, Abraham Lincoln became the first president of the United States to be assassinated. John Wilkes Booth, famous actor and assassin, is the first person to come to mind when we think about the death of the … Continue reading
Conflict: Civil War
One April day in 1865, Confederate troops quickly and quietly set fire to their own capital city, erasing memories of a happier time and spelling doom for the Confederacy. Four years earlier, as the Civil War began to unfold, the Confederate … Continue reading