Tuesday, November 13, 2018

Thanksgiving Food for the Civil War Soldier

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From Civil War diaries we know what the troops ate on Holidays.  Food was scarce, especially for Confederate soldiers, but for holidays, var...
Thursday, March 29, 2018

U.S. Civil War: Loyal Slaves Who Stayed

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Many slaves were loyal to their masters, having known no other life.  Slaves  heard descriptions of " savage Yankees"  from their ...
Wednesday, March 28, 2018

Painting Reflected the Last Days of the Confederacy

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In the last days of the Confederacy art reflected the lives of southerners, and the changing times.  This painting is entitled  The Burial o...
Saturday, November 26, 2016

Civil War: The Soldier's Food

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The soldiers gathered in small groups each evening to prepare their food.  The food was low quality for both armies, but the Confederate so...
Monday, November 14, 2016

Civil War: Black Confederate Soldiers, Real or Myth?

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Nobody questions that the Confederate Army utilized blacks as cooks, teamsters, and body servants.  As for accepting slaves as soldi...
Tuesday, October 11, 2016

Eyewitness to the Battle of Gettysburg - Tillie Pierce

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Gettysburg, PA,  3-day battle, July 1 - July 3, 1863 Gettysburg was a small town in Pennsylvania, with rolling hills of corn and wheat fiel...
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Friday, October 7, 2016

Civil War Sweetener - Sorghum

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Sorghum Arrives in America The first sorghum arrived in North America on slave ships.  Sorghum is an ancient grain that was cultivated by th...