Tag: John Wilkes Booth

  • 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: 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…