Confederate gunboat C.S.S. Peedee discovered in S.C. river

Archaeologists from the University of South Carolina have discovered the wreck of the C.S.S. Peedee, a Confederate gunship.
Navy Historical Center -- In this Matthew Brady photograph, a nine-inch Dahlgren gun on a slide-pivot mounting is seen in operation aboard a U.S. Navy warship during the Civil War. A similar gun, originally mounted on the famous Confederate ironclad CSS Virginia, was recently loaned to the Fredericksburg Area Museum, Fredericksburg, Va., for a three-year exhibit. On March 9, 1862, CSS Virginia battled the Union ironclad USS Monitor in the famous Battle of Hampton Roads, an action in which the two ships fought to a virtual draw and revolutionized sea warfare.
Tuesday, December 21st, 2010 by
By Steve Tarlow

Gettysburg Address by Lincoln rallied a weary nation to fight on

Lincoln's Gettysburg Address honored the Battle of Gettysburg dead with a plea to accept nothing but a total Union victory in the Civil War.
the battlefield site of the Gettysburg Address
Friday, November 19th, 2010 by
By Thomas Hart

A brief Memorial Day history lesson

It is almost Memorial Day 2010, so some people might be wondering what Memorial Day history is or how the holiday came to be. READ MORE...
California Poppy
Wednesday, May 26th, 2010 by
By Peter Stone