Tag: American Civil War

  • CW 150 Abraham Lincoln

    Today, should be an awesome celebration of the American spirit. Abraham Lincoln took office on this day in 1861 and would become one of the most revered men in the history of the US. His election is the last catalyst to move southern leaadership to begin secession. South Carolina would be the first and Lincoln responded accordingly,…

  • CW 150 Bleeding Kansas and Harpers Ferry,WV

    At first glance, most would look at this and wonder, “How do Kansas and WV have anything to do with the Civil War?” Well by a strange and odd stroke of luck, a man by the name of John Brown connected the two states together during the bloodied period of years leading up-to the war.

  • CW 150: Five Years of Posting… Ahead

    Antietam Battlefield Image via Wikipedia I’ve decided to begin a new thread of blog posts to my otherwise normal class activities and neat info blog. For the next five years, I will attempt to write at least one Civil War blog post every two months. My plan is to progress forward with the sesquicentennial remembrances for all of those…

  • CW 150: List of Topics

    This is one of several articles in my brief history series about the US Civil War and its 150 anniversary. Beginnings of a working topics list for my Civil War Blogging posts. I plan to work on a selection of blog posts each year with students. It should focus more on ideas and events in perspective instead…