If anyone has additional names of soldiers known to have served at Port Hudson, I would very much appreciate receiving them for inclusion. Go here for a list of the Confederate units which were present at Port Hudson. The great majority of the service records for these soldiers state that ...
Confederate Generals: A List of the Civil War’s Southern Military Leaders There were many important confederate generals and commanders during the American Civil War. Some, like Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, and Nathan Bedford Forrest are household names. Others are less well known but are...
The Collapse of the “Lost Cause” With the men at war, the women of the Confederacy carried on at home. They did not face wholesale death as did the soldiers in the field, yet they knew war; it was brought to them in the mighty Union invasion of 1864–65. Feeling the pinch of th...
In 1868 the U.S. designated a nationalMEMORIAL DAYholiday called Decoration Day, signifying the custom of decorating the graves of soldiers with flowers and flags. Many in the south believed Decoration Day was held specifically for Union soldiers, excluding those who had died serving the Confederac...
"With the names we selected, we hope to inspire today's soldiers, civilians, families and communities with stories that resonate for all Americans," said Seidule who did not doubt that the suggested name changes might not be agreeable to all because of the large number of potential options....
Few know that many Confederate soldiers were swept away and drowned there in a valiant charge across a muddy rain-swollen river. Confederate Courage on Other Fields Lee would not have wanted the Confederate flag or other reminders of the war displayed when he was W&L president for a few year...
He was killed in action at the Battle of Upperville on June 21, 1863.(more) Great enthusiasm prevailed throughout the South, and soon the Confederacy had more soldiers than it could equip; some were even sent back home. Before the end of 1861, however, the war had exploded into far-...
In the university of Georgia, the original constitution of the confederate states of America is publicly displayed at the main library. You could also attend a church service on this day. The service is dedicated to all the soldiers who lost their lives in the civil war and praying for ...
List showing inscriptions on headstones for the Confederate soldiers and sailors who, while prisoners of war, died at Columbus and Camp Denison, Ohio, and were buried in Camp Chase Confederate cemetery, those dying at Camp Denison having been ...
personally saw to it that thousands of Confederate soldiers, who perished in "The North's Andersonville," received a decent burial here in New York State. He made sure that their names and grave locations were carefully recorded. He knew that someone would want to know where they are. We ...