The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
My Name is George Gordon Meade I was born on December 31, 1815, in the port city of Cádiz, Spain—a fact that surprises most who know me...
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Mar 31, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: African Americans in the Civil War
Africans And African Americans Before the War: A Story By Harriet Tubman I reckon most folks don’t know where we truly come from. Before...
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Mar 29, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Cinco de Mayo Saves the Union
I, Benito Juárez: From Humble Beginnings, to President, to Rebel for Mexico I was born on March 21, 1806, in the small Zapotec village of...
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Mar 26, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Emancipation Proclamation
Fredrick Douglass: Bondage to Freedom for All I was born in February 1818, though I was never told the exact day. My birthplace was a...
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Mar 25, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Railroad to the Civil War
A Life Built on Rails: The Story of Herman Haupt I was born in 1817 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, a city buzzing with possibility. From...
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Mar 24, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Leaders and their Early Battles
The Life of “Stonewall” Jackson: A Man of Faith, War, and Contradictions Thomas Jonathan Jackson was born on January 21, 1824, in...
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Mar 23, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The War Begins with Fort Sumter
A Southern Son of the Union (1805–1825) Robert Anderson was born on June 14, 1805, in Louisville, Kentucky, a border state torn between...
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Mar 21, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Election of 1860 and Secession Winter - Told by Presidents Lincoln and Davis
The Life of Abraham Lincoln: A Story of Perseverance The log cabin sat deep in the rolling forests of Kentucky, its rough-hewn walls...
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Mar 20, 2025
The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Road to the War and President Buchanan's Presidency
The Little Giant: The Life of Stephen A. Douglas The morning of April 23, 1813, dawned over a modest farmhouse in Brandon, Vermont, as a...
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Mar 19, 2025
Lesson Plans for the Industrial Revolution: The Presidents of the Industrial Revolution (1885-1901) – Part 2
The Election of 1892: Harrison’s Defeat and Cleveland’s Return The presidential election of 1892 was a historic rematch between incumbent...
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Mar 18, 2025
