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1. Confederate Heroes Of The Civil War Celebrating the brave SONS OF THE SOUTH that fought during the American Civil War. This site contains pictures, bios, books, and products that pay tribute to the finest heroes of the Southern Cause. Please feel free to leave any suggestions, comments...
2. Abraham Lincoln: Liar, Racist, Tyrant. Abraham Lincoln did not abolish slavery. He had no Constitutional jurisdiction with which to prevent the lawful secession of eleven U.S. States. He was a puppet of "big rail," the prevailing corporate interests of his day. Abraham Lincoln...
3. CSS Manassas Civil War Ironclad CSS Manassas, formerly the steam propeller Enoch Train, was built at Medford, Massachusetts, by J. O. Curtis in 1855. A New Orleans commission merchant, Captain John A. Stevenson, acquired her for use as a privateer and fitted her out at Algiers, Lou...
4. CSS Huntsville Civil War Ironclad Huntsville, launched 7 February at Selma, was completed at Mobile Ala., and commissioned in 1863, Lt. J. Myers, CSN, in command. Although designed an ironclad she was only partially armored. Owing to defective engines and the lack of a full complemen...
5. American Civil War Part I Since I have been in States, I was fascinated with the History of my new country. I read a lot, I created notes, I tried to correlate facts, I had an open mind for political and social implications, and I tried to understand the History of the great...
6. American Civil War Part II In any war the entire military has a big role, but the heavy part is on the back of the soldiers that fight the war. American Civil War is not different. Reading a lot, I was amaze to find out that sometime, not always, but sometimes the fighters wer...
7. Monitor vs Merrimack Civil War Ironclads in Battle Monitor vs Merrimack I really have to go with the CSS Virginia (Merrimack). Although the initial meeting was a tie, I think the CSS Virginia held its own. The Monitor was just a single gun turret on a raft. The CSS Virginia was a fighting machine. Th...
8. CSS Virginia Civil War Ironclad CSS Virginia was an ironclad warship of the Confederate States Navy during the American Civil War (built using the remains of the scuttled USS Merrimack). She was one of the participants in the Battle of Hampton Roads in March, 1862 opposite the USS...
9. CSS Atlanta Civil War Ironclad CSS Atlanta was originally the English blockade runner Fingal, built at Glasgow, Scotland, in 1861. She was procured by the Confederate Government in 1862 and converted into an ironclad ram at Savannah by Messrs. N. and A. F. Tift. This vessel, with...
10. CSS Virginia II Civil War Ironclad CSS Virginia II, an ironclad ram, was laid down at the William Graves' shipyard at Richmond, Virginia in 1862. Acting Constructor William A. Graves, CSN superintended her building, but in order to conserve scarce metal, shortened the casemate called...
11. United States History and Constitution This lens is meant to educate people about U.S. History and the Constitution. I am using the High School Core Area Standards for United States History and the Constitution published in January 2005 by the South Carolina Department of Public Instructi...
12. CSS Palmetto State Civil War Ironclad CSS Palmetto State, an ironclad ram, was built by Cameron and Co., Charleston, South Carolina in January 1862, under the supervision of Flag Officer D.N. Ingraham, CSN. She was readied for service by September 1862 when Lieutenant Commander John Rutl...
13. Which States were part of the Confederacy? A: South Carolina Mississippi Florida Alabama Georgia Louisiana Texas Virginia Arkansas North Carolina Tennessee The American Civil War lasted four years, (1861-65) and was fought between the federal government of the United States and 11 Southern s...
14. USS Cairo Civil War Ironclad USS Cairo was an ironclad river gunboat in the Union Navy. She was the capital ship of the City class ironclad gunboats, also called Cairo class. Cairo was the first ship sunk by a naval mine, on December 12, 1862 in the Yazoo River.
15. USA Lenses - Alabama Alabama is a state in the South Eastern USA that is bordered by Tennessee in the north, Georgia to the east, Florida and the Gulf of Mexico to the south, and Mississippi to the west. Alabama was the name of an Indian tribe who inhabited the area whe...
16. CSS Savannah Civil War Ironclad CSS Savannah was a Richmond-class ironclad steam sloop in the Confederate States Navy during the U.S. Civil War. Savannah was built by H. F. Willink for the Confederacy at Savannah, Georgia in 1863. On June 30, 1863 she was transferred to naval force...
17. CSS Texas Civil War Ironclad The keel for the CSS Texas was laid down at Richmond, Virginia. She was  launched in January 1865. At the time of Robert E. Lee's evacuation of Richmond on April 3, 1865, she was left unfinished but intact in an outfitting berth at the Richmond...
18. American Girl - Addy Walker See the newest American Girl historical character, Rebecca Rubin "Addy Walker is a courageous, strong girl growing up in 1864, during the Civil War. Addy’s stories tell of her daring escape with her mother from slavery, and the challenges...
19. Robert E Lee Robert Edward Lee (January 19, 1807 - October 12, 1870) was a career United States Army officer, an engineer, and the most celebrated general of the Confederate forces during the American Civil War. Lee was the son of Major General Henry Lee III "Li...
20. CSS Arkansas Civil War Ironclad The CSS Arkansas was a Confederate Ironclad warship during the American Civil War. Serving in the Western Theater, the vessel helped repulse a U.S. Navy fleet at Vicksburg, Mississippi, in a celebrated action. The keel was laid down at Memphis, Tennes...