Stonewall Jackson's Account of John Brown's Execution

Stonewall Jackson was a professor at the Virginia Military Institute in December of 1859 when he was ordered, along with his cadets, to provide security at John Brown's execution in Charlestown, Virginia. John Brown had recently been condemned to death after his failed raid in October on Harper's Ferry in Virginia. After rumors began to swirl that some of Brown's supporters were planning to rescue Brown at the execution, Virginia Governor, Henry A. Wise, ordered 1,500 soldiers to Charlestown to make sure the execution took place...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/stonewall-jacksons-account-of-john-browns-execution/

Stonewall Jackson's Strange Habit

General Thomas Jonathan Stonewall Jackson is a Confederate icon and considered by many to be one of the best Confederate commanders of the Civil War. According to various sources, Stonewall Jackson had a number of strange habits, one of them being that he often walked around with his hand in the air to balance the blood in his body...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/stonewall-jacksons-strange-habit/

Abraham Lincoln's Disastrous Dinner Party with Prince Napoleon

After an awkward first meeting at the White House on August 3, 1861, Abraham Lincoln invited Prince Napoleon to a dinner party at the White House later that evening.

Napoleon accepted and Lincoln's wife, Mary Todd Lincoln, threw herself into party preparations. As a fan of French fashion, Mary Todd was ecstatic about the opportunity to impress the French nobleman and spared no expense on the event. She personally selected the menu, flowers and even the vegetables from the White House garden...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/abraham-lincolns-disastrous-dinner-party-with-prince-napoleon/

When Abraham Lincoln met Prince Napoleon

In July of 1861, Prince Napoleon, nephew of the infamous Napoleon I, embarked on a two-month private tour of the United States during which he met Abraham Lincoln and also attended a disastrous dinner party at the White House on August 3rd...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/when-abraham-lincoln-met-prince-napoleon/

Harriet Tubman Didn't Like Abraham Lincoln

During an interview with a writer named Rose Belle Holt in 1886, Harriet Tubman stated that she did not like Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War and only learned to appreciate him after her friend Sojourner Truth told her Lincoln was not the enemy but a friend to African-Americans...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/harriet-tubman-didnt-like-abraham-lincoln/

Harriet Tubman Assaulted by a Racist Train Conductor

When Harriet Tubman was working as a nurse during the Civil War, she was assaulted one day in October of 1865 by a train conductor on the Camden & South Amboy railroad while on her way back from the military hospital at Fort Monroe in Virginia...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/harriet-tubman-assaulted-by-a-racist-train-conductor/

Abraham Lincoln's Gettysburg Smallpox

When Abraham Lincoln delivered the historic Gettysburg Address in November of 1863, little did the public know he was ill with a deadly form of smallpox. 

His symptoms first began during his train ride to Gettysburg on November 18, when Lincoln reportedly told his private secretary, John Hay, that he felt dizzy and weak...Click here to read more: http://civilwarsaga.com/abraham-lincolns-gettysburg-smallpox/