Brother against Brother, Freemason against Freemason During that Civil War, approximately 410.000 soldiers were interned in prison camps and it has been estimated that about 56,000 of them were Freemasons. There are recorded stories that indicate how these Masons were...
On paper, If anyone in the Confederacy should not have been considered for a command position it would be Nathan Bedford Forrest. Born in 1821, Forrest was one month shy of his 40th birthday when he signed up as a private soldier in Captain Josiah White’s company of...
A Controversial Confederate Confederate General Braxton Bragg, was one of the more controversial officers in the Confederate Army. Confederate President Jefferson Davis, relied heavily upon Bragg’s understanding of military affairs and institutions, though he...
Nicknamed “Crazy Bett” Elizabeth was born and raised in Richmond, Virginia. Her parents were both from the northern states: her father from New York and her mother from Philadelphia, where her father had been mayor. Her father became wealthy as a hardware merchant,...
Old Brains Henry Halleck graduated from West Point Military Academy third from the top of his class in 1839 and was commissioned a Second Lieutenant to serve in the Corps of Engineers as he demonstrated qualities for research, military science, and instruction. In...
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