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Battle of Belmont - B. F. Sawyer's Eyewitness Account
The Battle of Belmont (7 November 1861) was an engagement fought during the American Civil War in Mississippi County, Missouri. It was the first combat command of Union Brigadier General Ulysses S...
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U. S. Grant's Account of the Battle of Fort Donelson - Excerpts from the Official Action Report
Ulysses S. Grant's victory at the Battle of Fort Donelson (11-16 February 1862) during the American Civil War elevated him to national fame, opened the Cumberland...
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The Death of the Harpe Brothers - Murder and Retribution in Colonial America
Daily life in Colonial America was hard, and travel was dangerous. One could easily be robbed or killed by any number of outlaws or people simply driven to desperation by poverty...
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Battle of Franklin - The Death Angel's Last Harvest
The Battle of Franklin (30 November 1864) was a major battle in the western theater of the American Civil War (1861-1865). In his push to liberate Nashville from Northern occupation, Confederate Lieutenant...
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History of Juneteenth
Juneteenth is an annual event celebrating the end of chattel slavery in the United States in commemorating the issuance of General Order No. 3 (which included the line "all slaves are free") in Galveston, Texas on 19 June...
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Confederate General Felix Zollicoffer - Commander at the Battle of Mill Springs
Portrait of confederate General Felix Zollicoffer, photograph, c. 1860s.
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Shooting of Confederate General Zollicoffer by Colonel Fry
Death of the Confederate General Zollicoffer, in the Battle of Mill Spring, KY, January 19th, 1862, illustration appearing in Frank Leslie's Scenes and Portraits of the Civil War, 1894.
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Offensive in the Cumberland: Battle of Mill Springs 1862
Thanks for watching, if you would like to see more videos like this, please like and subscribe! Discord: https://discord.gg/s24Vtmp After the Confederates invade the neutral border state of Kentucky...
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Millard Fillmore - The Forgotten US President
Millard Fillmore (1800-1874) was the thirteenth president of the United States. A member of the Whig Party, he was elected vice president in 1849 and assumed the presidency the following year after the death...
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Noah's Ark
Noah’s Ark is the boat that saved a generation of humans and animals when the God of Israel decided to destroy the human race by sending a great flood upon the earth. The story shares many elements with ancient, neighboring civilizations...