Posts about Texas Brigade written by Andy Hall
First Cotton Issue Army of Northern Virginia battle flag of the 1st Texas Infantry. This was one of the two flags the 1st Texas lost at Antietam in Miller's...
Texas Hope Saddle. Commonly used by Confederates coming east from Texas.
Following the passage of the Indian Removal Act in 1830 and the ensuing forced displacement of the Choctaw from their homeland in Mississippi, the Choctaw were concerned that white settlers would further encroach upon their territory.
*BLACK CONFEDERATES ~ Jefferson Shields, Stonewall Jackson's cook (1908).
The topic of black Confederate soldiers is rarely talked about, nowadays, because it's not ‘politically correct’, but the truth ...
This site features a story and picture of the last confederate soldiers to surrender in the Civil War. The photograph features General Smith's men
A star pinned or sewn to the hat is, of course, best associated with troops from the Lone Star State; however, it was also very popular with Mississippians...
Posts about ironclad written by Andy Hall
Photos show bloody bodies strewn across the ground and left to rot after battles against the Union fighters. One moving image shows a dead Confederate soldier lying next the grave of a federal soldier.
Posts about James River written by Andy Hall
War History Online presents this Guest Article from Michael D. Carroll A UNIQUE INSIGHT into the Civil War Confederates has been brought to light in the
Mount Moriah Cemetery, in the Kingsessing section, is arguably Philadelphia's most democratic burial ground. The undiscriminating plot is home to many Masons, U.S. Navy sailors, Civil War Yankees, North Carolinian cavalrymen, Philadelphia Muslims, ethnic Catholics, the young, the old, the powerful, the meek. Though its in rougher shape than any other of Philadelphia's rural cemeteries,…
Although I've always been interested in photography, I never took any sort of class until this year. I'm learning a lot, especially about Photoshop. Anyway, our first project was to create a montage of photographs. I decided that I wanted mine to be Texas themed. Texas is a great state with friendly people, rich history, and the most beautiful skies I've ever seen. So without further ado, enjoy my subtle tribute to... Like all places, Texas is complex... And simple... Stereotypical... Yet full of things you might not expect... But Texas is especially great because it's the... Also known as the best team in the American League. And by American League, I mean the entire world. David Freese just didn't get that memo last year at the World Series. But I'm not bitter. *All photographs © copyright by Jacqueline E. Smith.
We are proud to be 2 CrAzY teachers from Texas. We are born and bred in this great state. One of our favorite Social Studies units is Texas...
There is something about being Texan that very few others experience. I'm not saying we're better or worse (okay, some Texans are t...
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Posts about Will o’ the Wisp written by Andy Hall
It was the South’s most desperate battle — and is the South’s least-remembered. In December 1864, what was left of the Confederate Army of Tennessee
"Confederados" who settled in the Brazilian Amazon stumbled upon rich soils for their plantations—but they discovered an even richer past.
