by TeachCivilWar | Feb 6, 2023 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
156 YEARS AGO – On February 6, 1865, during the Union advance at Hatcher’s Run, Virginia, the canine mascot “Sallie” of the 11th Pennsylvania Infantry was struck by a bullet and killed. Despite being under heavy fire, several soldiers put aside their arms...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 18, 2022 | Teaching the Civil War
Several years ago I created this video that describes the events of November 18th and 19th, 1863. It begins with Abraham Lincoln in Washington, DC and follows his travels to Gettysburg and his famous Gettysburg...
by TeachCivilWar | Jan 5, 2018 | Famous Civil War People, Teaching the Civil War
A Secret Civil War Engagement At the time that he was killed during the first day of the battle, John Reynolds was secretly engaged to a woman by the name of Kate Hewett. His family did not even know about Kate. But when Reynolds’ body was returned home to...
by TeachCivilWar | Nov 30, 2017 | Teaching the Civil War
Finding rock carvings is a great way to explore the Gettysburg Battlefield. One of my favorites is the AL Coble rock carving in the area of Spangler’s Spring. AL Coble was 20-year-old Augustus L. Coble of Company E of the 1st North Carolina...
by TeachCivilWar | Sep 21, 2017 | Miscellaneous Civil War topics
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...
