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When war broke out in 1861, Christian and Elise Dubach Isely, soon to be married, found themselves in the midst of the conflict. Having witnessed the atrocities of Bleeding Kansas firsthand and fearful of what would come from this war, Christian enlisted with the 2nd Kansas Cavalry to fight alongside Union forces. During the next [...]
From the moment that the surveyor set down his tools in 1846 to the instant that the Flying Farmers crossed the sky at the centennial celebration, the history of Centerville, Iowa, has gifted us with a unique insight into the mid-American experience. Though the population never exceeded 8,600, immigrants from more than forty different countries [...]
Guest post by Sarah Falter, History Press Publicity & Marketing Wisps of smoke floated through the crisp November sky towards the palmetto trees that framed the battlefield, and then curled casually towards the bright Charleston sun. With the stench of gunpowder in the air and the boom of the cannons ringing in my ears, I braced [...]
On April 4, 1862, Major General George McClellan marched his 121,500-strong Army of the Potomac from Fort Monroe toward Richmond. Blocking his path were Major General John B. Magruder’s Warwick-Yorktown Line fortifications and the Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia. Despite outnumbering Magruder almost four to one, McClellan was tricked by Magruder’s bluff of strength and halted [...]
Happy Father’s Day weekend! We want to help you celebrate this special occasion with today’s #FreeBookFriday giveaway. You get to choose your freebie this week…for the dad(s) in your life! To win, just comment on this post, and tell us which History Press book you’d like, and why. We’d also love to hear what the [...]
(Richmond, Va.) – On Saturday, June 9, 2012, William S. Connery received the prestigious Jefferson Davis Historical Gold Medal for outstanding contributions in furthering the study and preservation of Confederate history through extensive research, writing and public speaking. The medal is designed with a red enamel Maltese Cross in the center, bearing the United Daughters of the [...]
A big thank you to everyone who participated in our first big #CivilWar150 giveaway. We really enjoyed commemorating this historical milestone with all of you local history fans and Civil War buffs! …and congratulations to Kevin Ascolillo, winner of our month long March Civil War Sweepstakes! Kevin was randomly selected from a large pool of [...]
Hi everyone! First, a bit of news. Today’s giveaway marks the conclusion of our Civil War Sesquicentennial March campaign. We’ll continue to commemorate the anniversary throughout the coming months, but our official 40-book sweepstakes will close March 31st, 12 a.m. EST. So don’t forget to share it with your friends (to get additional prizes) and then [...]
“We don’t know what is before us today. Our trust is in God.” –Sergeant John Johnston, Army of Tennessee, CSA, April 2, 1865 Guest post by Traci Nichols-Belt and Gordon T. Belt Wherever the Civil War raged, religion flourished. This is the theme of our book, Onward Southern Soldiers: Religion and the Army of [...]
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Today in 1881: The American Red Cross was founded. This vintage image features ladies of the Plainfield American Red Cross #1, circa 1920s.
"In Washington, D.C., humanitarians Clara Barton and Adolphus Solomons founded the American National Red Cross, an organization established to provide humanitarian aid to victims of wars and natural disasters in congruence with the International Red Cross.
Barton, born in Massachusetts in 1821, worked with the sick and wounded during the American Civil War and became known as the "Angel of the Battlefield" for her tireless dedication. In 1865, President Abraham Lincoln commissioned her to search for lost prisoners of war, and with the extensive records she had compiled during the war she succeeded in identifying thousands of the Union dead at the Andersonville prisoner-of-war camp.
She was in Europe in 1870 when the Franco-Prussian War broke out, and she went behind the German lines to work for the International Red Cross. In 1873, she returned to the United States, and four years later she organized an American branch of the International Red Cross. The American Red Cross received its first U.S. federal charter in 1900. Barton headed the organization into her 80s and died in 1912." via The History Channel
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This undated file picture shows the German Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and his mistress Eva Braun while dining.
A German woman named Margot Woelk was one of 15 young women who sampled Hitler's food to make sure it wasn’t poisoned before it was served to the Nazi leader in his "Wolf's Lair," the heavily guarded command center in what is now Poland, where he spent much of his time in the final years of World War II.
Margot Woelk kept her secret hidden from the world, even from her husband then, a few months after her 95th birthday, she revealed the truth about her wartime role.
The petite widow's story is a tale of the horror, pain and dislocation endured by people of all sides who survived World War II. Read more at http://yhoo.it/17mH7dl.
“And such clam chowder as it was! Thick, juicy, succulent, it dripped down our throats like a sustaining nectar, some paradisal liquid that an angel must have evolved and mixed.” —C.H. Towne, 1921 A plethora of chowders enriches, inspires and influences New England cuisine. As the quintessential New England soup, chowder has a unique culinary history that compels [...]
Guest post by Sarah Falter, History Press Publicity & Marketing Wisps of smoke floated through the crisp November sky towards the palmetto trees that framed the battlefield, and then curled casually towards the bright Charleston sun. … [Read More...]
