Or was it what the news of that Time Period made of His Actions of Attacking the U.S. Armory at Harper’s Ferry and His fiery Words before, during and After his Trial? You Decide? And also, how many on both sides joined in the Civil War Fight to Repel an Invading Army? Hmm…we must consider… Continue reading Did John Brown start the Civil War on October 16, 1859?
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A Confederate Soldier’s Diary Entry.
Private Joseph Hansdrough Brown, or Joe as his mama used to call him, slogged through the Louisiana swamp. A sloppy place to be. Mud on and moss on everything. His skinny body of 32 years old had fought off the Louisiana swamp diseases all had fought thru except that one constant with feverish constant diarrhea.… Continue reading A Confederate Soldier’s Diary Entry.
Hooray! Let’s Break Some More Treaties?
https://www.si.edu/newsdesk/releases/first-written-treaty-between-us-and-native-american-nation-be-shown-american-indian-museum Below is the First Treaty ever written with American Native Indians. In an effort to gain support for the Patriot cause, the Continental Congress of the United States dispatched U.S. treaty commissioners to negotiate a treaty of peace, friendship and alliance with the Lenape (Delaware), whose lands were strategically located between present-day Pittsburgh and… Continue reading Hooray! Let’s Break Some More Treaties?
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