Thomas “Stonewall” Jackson is often enshrined in the Confederate pantheon as a brilliant tactician and pious warrior—a man whose battlefield prowess helped secure early victories for the South in the American Civil War. Yet, viewed through the critical lens of the 21st […]
The Confederate White House in Europe was at 19 Abercromby Square, in the Georgian Quarter of the place where, nearly 100 years later, The Beatles would emerge. 🕴️ Charles Kuhn Prioleau & Mary WrightCharles K. Prioleau (1827–1887), a Charleston-born cotton merchant, became […]
In the waning days of the American Civil War, far from Gettysburg or Appomattox, a sleek Confederate raider named CSS Shenandoah was waging war not on soldiers—but on whales. By 1864, the Union’s whale oil industry was a vital economic artery, powering […]
In the tumultuous aftermath of the American Civil War, a fringe group of Irish‑American veterans—driven by nationalism and the cause of Irish independence—launched a series of daring raids into Canada between 1866 and 1871. Known historically as the Fenian Raids, these incursions […]
During the American Civil War, Canada—and Montreal in particular—served as a surprising but significant hub for Confederate activities. Though part of British North America, Canada’s official policy was neutrality. Yet many Canadians, especially among the political and business elite, harbored sympathy for […]
📅 January 1st, 1863 — in the midst of the American Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln issued one of the most pivotal documents in U.S. history: the Emancipation Proclamation. More than a wartime decree, it was a moral reckoning — a bold […]
Robert E. Lee is often mythologized as a tragic hero of the American Civil War—a brilliant tactician and reluctant secessionist. But this image, steeped in Lost Cause nostalgia, erases a darker reality: Lee was a defender of slavery and white supremacy, whose […]
The burning of Atlanta in November 1864 remains one of the most iconic and controversial episodes of the American Civil War. Commanded by Union General William Tecumseh Sherman, the event was part of his infamous “March to the Sea,” a military campaign […]
During the American Civil War, numerous women defied societal norms to serve as spies, using their intelligence, courage, and resourcefulness to gather critical information for both the Union and the Confederacy. Their stories, once overshadowed, are now brought to life through restored […]