Today's installment concludes The USS Kearsarge Versus the CSS Alabama,the name of our combined selection from John Ancrum Winslow and Raphael
The Confederate Captain’s Report
On Sunday, in the morning, being June 19th, the Alabama steamed out of Cherbourg harbor and steered straight to meet the Kearsarge.Continuing The
End of the Union Captain’s Report
In the engagement the Alabama fought seven guns, and the Kearsarge five, both exercising the starboard battery, until the Alabama winded, using her
The USS Kearsarge Versus the CSS Alabama
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Beginning The Union Captain’s Report.IntroductionAfter the memorable
Sherman Captures Savannah
Today's installment concludes Sherman's March Across Georgia,our selection from History of the War of Secession by Rossiter Johnson published in
Sherman’s March Across Georgia
This series has two easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Sherman Sets Out.IntroductionAfter allowing the Confederate Army to get
Proletarians of all Lands, Unite!
As in founding, so in conducting, the International, Marx took the leading part.Continuing The Communist Internional 1864-1873,our selection from
The First Communist International 1864-1873
This series has four easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Karl Marx Takes Charge.IntroductionNo concerted movement of men in
Sherman Begins March to the Sea Across Georgia
November 12 was the 150th. anniversary of the burning of Atlanta and total war on the south. This Real Clear History article describes the