there occurred the most sanguinary two-day battle in the western theater of the American Civil War 150 years ago. The place-name Chickamauga is derived from the upcountry Cherokee tongue, ...
Strategically, the Eastern Theater was arguably the most important battleground of the Civil War; comprising the states of Virginia, West Virginia Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of ...
Mexican-American playwright Karen Zacarías estimates that half of Old West cowboys after the Civil War were Black or Hispanic ...
More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the ... The South wished to take slavery into the western territories, while the North was committed to keeping them ...
Virginia (about 95 miles west of Richmond). Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum is a required stop for Civil War buffs. American Civil War ...