

The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Lincoln’s Assassination and the Beginning of a New Presidency
The End of the War and the Burden of Peace - Told by President Abraham Lincoln I remember the moment the news arrived. General Lee had...
Historical Conquest Team
Apr 10


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Fall of Richmond and the Surrender of an Army
“Preparation”: My Strategy Before the Siege of Petersburg – Told by Grant The Need for a Decisive Move By the spring of 1864, I had seen...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Naval Forces During the Civil War
“Down the Torpedoes!”: Union Navy in the Civil War – Told by Admiral Farragut When the war between North and South broke out in 1861, I...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Election of 1864
The War Before the Election of 1864 Told by Abraham Lincoln As the summer of 1864 settled over the land, I felt the full burden of a...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Sherman’s March and Those Left Behind
My Name is General William Tecumseh Sherman A Boy Named After a Shawnee Chief I was born on a brisk winter day—February 8, 1820, in...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Overland Campaign: The Battles Between Grant and Lee
My Strategy in the Overland Campaign - Told by General Ulysses S. Grant When President Lincoln entrusted me with command of all Union...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Shady World of Spies and Espionage in the Civil War
My Name is Allan Pinkerton I was born on August 25, 1819, in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, a place of smoke and struggle, where...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Women's Roles in the Civil War
My Name is Clara Barton A Shy Girl with a Fierce Heart (1821–1839) I was born on Christmas Day in 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts....


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...
Historical Conquest Team
Mar 31
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...
Historical Conquest Team
Mar 29