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Jefferson Davis, Feb. 10,…
On this day in 1861, a telegram arrived at Brierfield, Jefferson Davis’ Mississippi plantation, informing him that on the previous day, breakaway…
Maps of the Confederate…
The Confederate Army had difficulty throughout the war in supplying its field officers with adequate maps. The situation in the South was…
Allegheny Arsenal Explosion of…
In the early afternoon on September 17, 1862, just about 200 miles from where the Battle of Antietam was taking place, another…
Revenue Act of 1861
The Revenue Act of 1861, formally cited as Act of August 5, 1861, Chap. XLV, 12 Stat. 292, included the first U.S. Federal income tax statute…
Robert Ransom Jr
Robert Ransom Jr. (February 12, 1828 – January 14, 1892) was a major general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. His brother Matt W. Ransom was also a…
Lincoln’s Thanksgiving of 1863
In October 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation of thanksgiving, calling upon the nation to set aside the fourth Thursday of…
The Trent Affair
John Slidell In accordance with the authority conferred by this Congress, the Confederate President appointed John Slidell and James M. Mason diplomatic…
Confederate Generals (A-D)
Adams, Daniel Weisiger / Kentucky / Born 31 May 1821 Frankfort, Kentucky / Died New Orleans, Louisiana 13 June 18722nd Lieutenant Mississippi Militia /…
Civil War Biographies
Robert Anderson
Born: June 14, 1805, Louisville, KY Died: October 26, 1871, Nice, France Battles/wars: Black Hawk War; Second Seminole War; Mexican–American War; Spouse: Eliza Bayard Clinch Place of burial: West Point Cemetery,…
James Jay Archer
Born: December 19, 1817, Havre de Grace, MD Died: October 24, 1864, Richmond, VA Place of burial: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, VA Education: Princeton University Units: Regiment of Voltigeurs and…
Lewis Addison Armistead
Born: February 18, 1817, New Bern, NC Died: July 5, 1863, Gettysburg, PA Buried: Old Saint Pauls Cemetery, Baltimore, MD Battles and wars: Battle of Chapultepec, Mohave War, MORE Uncle: George…
Joseph Bailey
Born: May 6, 1825, Morgan County, OH Died: March 21, 1867, Nevada, MO Education: University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Battles and wars: American Civil War Commands helds: 4th Wisconsin…
Civil War Battles
Battle of New Market…
Events leading to the Battle of New Market Heights began during the blistering summer of 1864, when overall Federal commander Lt. Gen.…
Events leading to the…
1619-1865, The Peculiar Institution Slavery arrived in North America along side the Spanish and English colonists of the 17th and 18th centuries,…
The Peach Orchard Battle
The Confederate attack during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg overran the Union III Corps and, in one place, reached…
Kennesaw Mountain “The Dead…
Overview Mile by mile, William T. Sherman and Joseph E. Johnston slowly made their way toward Atlanta. Along the way, the armies clashed at New Hope Church, Pickett’s…
Revolutionary Biographies
Colonel John Buttrick
History is not always as simple and factual as it often appears. Such is the case of North Bridge hero John Buttrick…
William Campbell
William Campbell (1745 – August 22, 1781) was a farmer, pioneer, and soldier in western Virginia. In 1775 he was one of the…
Daniel Morgan
Overview Daniel Morgan (c. 1736 – July 6, 1802) was an American pioneer, soldier, and United States Representative from Virginia. One of…
Charles Mawhood
Lt. Col. Charles Mawhood was the British commander at The Battle of Princeton. Born 23 December 1729 Military service began with purchase…
Revolutionary War Battles
The Battle of Brandywine
Overview It was a critical time for George Washington. He had just been soundly defeated in New York and morale was very…
The Battle of Oriskany
Overview The fight was for the continent. The strategy embraced the lines from Boston to the mouth of the Chesapeake, from Montreal…
The Battle of Bunker…
Overview On June 17, 1775 the Battle of Bunker Hill took place. It is one of the most important colonial victories in…
The Capture of Savannah
Overview The American commander Brigadier General Robert Howe of North Carolina, with only 700 men, made a feeble attempt to defend the…
Revolutionary Featured Events
The Revolutionary Christmas
It is accepted among some historians that Hessian soldiers who fought alongside the British first introduced the Christmas tree to the colonies…
The Sugar and Stamp…
Growing Discontentment with Britain During the period from 1763 to 1775, in the twelve years after the French and Indian War and before the outbreak…
American Society in Revolt
Training the Continental Army As the colonies prepared themselves for war, new militias were formed throughout America, primarily to defend local communities…
The Revolution Begins
Committees of Correspondence In 1772, Samuel Adams of Boston created the first Committee Of Correspondence, which was primarily an exchange of ideas in letters and pamphlets…
The Heritage Post
From 1861 to 1865, the United States of America was torn apart by a Civil War, divided between the North and the South, the Union and the Confederacy, and the free states, and the slave states. The causes of the war were many, and ran deep. From the founding of the nation through the election of President Lincoln in 1860, the issues festered until finally South Carolina declared its independence in December of 1860. More states followed and in 1861 they formed their own nation, with their own constitution. They called themselves the Confederate States of America.
The Heritage Post has a vast selection of informational biographies & battles ranging from the American Revolution to the Civil War era. We aim towards an unbiased & open-perspective outlook of all things history, regardless of the subject matter. In a world of political influences over historical significance, we’re seeking to preserve America’s heritage, one article at a time.