Although many books have depicted the roles of men and women in the Civil War, Dogs of War, on the other hand, contains important information on the roles that animal played in that brutal war. Few people know that many soldiers carried their pets wi...
What would life be like for a 10-year-old drummer boy serving in the American Civil War? Essentially the same as for any enlistee! There was little opportunity to shield anyone from either the good or bad experiences of war. There were playmaking, pr...
In 1764, the Ohio Indians turned over 206 white captives to Colonel Bouquet at his headquarters on the Tuscarawas River, pursuant to conditions of a signed treaty. Among the captives was Mary Campbell, returned by Chief Netawatwees of the Lenni Lenap...
Early in the Civil War, 19-year-old Belle Boyd risks capture to spy for the South and her native state of Virginia. On the eve of battle, she races to the Confederate camp to deliver important information to General Stonewall Jackson. Thanks in part ...