Did the Confederates choose Richmond as their capital because of its proximity to Washington D.C.?Jan 5 ⋅ HetTheTable ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
Do you think Jackson is so romanticized because of the fact that he died before the war ended?Jan 22 ⋅ NKNightmare ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
President Lincoln will proclaim the freedom of four millions of human slaves, the most important event in the history of the world since Christ was born.Jan 12 ⋅ eurlyss ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
I suppose I am politically ruined, but that day was the happiest of my life. - Democrat James E. English after voting for the 13th AmendmentJan 19 ⋅ eurlyss ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
Civil War historian Garry Edelman with the actor Stephen Lang on the set of Gettysburg 1863Jan 15 ⋅ NKNightmare ⋅ r/CIVILWAR ⋅ #1863
Elisha Hunt Rhodes, a US Civil War veteran, spoke in 1910 about Confederate Monuments.Jan 8 ⋅ Trent1492 ⋅ r/CIVILWAR ⋅ #1910
Theres a Grocery store in my city called Grants...but it gets a little weird.Jan 20 ⋅ NotEvilCaligula ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
I have been up to see the Congress and they do not seem to be able to do anything except to eat peanuts and chew tobacco, while my army is starving.Jan 29 ⋅ eurlyss ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
During the civil war, Frances Quinn disguised herself as a man and enlisted 5 different times. Each time she was discovered to be a woman and was dismissed. She served in both infantry and cavalry. She was wounded at the Battle of Stones River in 1862.Jan 4 ⋅ UrbanAchievers6371 ⋅ r/CIVILWAR
