So this came across my Facebook feed recently. It is a photo of a Civil war amputee carrying basket from 1861. According to the card on the image, the historical origin of the phrase ‘basket case’ came from Civil war veterans with amputated legs...
Taking a moment to think of those who cannot be with their families this Holiday Season. The following image is by Thomas Nast and was published in the January 3, 1863 edition of Harper’s Weekly.
Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake by the 2nd South Carolina String Band This song was written in 1840 by Joel Walker Sweeney. It was published with the title, “Jenny Get Your Hoe Cake Done, the Celebrated banjo song, as sung with great Applause at the Broadway...
Samuel Abbot Cooley was born in Hartford Connecticut, he was the son of Dr. Abial Abbot Cooley. Prior to the Civil War, he was living in Beaufort, South Carolina and working as a photographer. By 1863, he was living next to the Arsenal and had a...
The song Buffalo Gals is a traditional American song that was popular during the Civil War. According to the Library of Congress, the song was originally called Lubly Fan Will You Cum Out To Night? and was written in 1844 by the blackface minstrel John Hodges,...
