Five Mishaps At The Battle Of Gettysburg
From July 1-3, 1863, the battle of Gettysburg waged in southern Pa. The battle was the bloodiest of the Civil War with over 26,000 casualties and many scholars feel that this was the turning point of the entire conflict. A combination of strange events occurred before and after the battle that often don’t make it into your school books. This is the type of history that I find the most interesting. Here are five things you might not have known about the Battle of Gettysburg.
5 Heroes Who Were Never Wounded
Are tere heroes who were never wounded? Sometimes movies make us believe that the hero lives a dangerous life where there are shoot-outs every five minutes. Most often, there was a lot of downtime in between gun battles. Even still, there were still bullets flying at the people on this list and they could have been killed at anytime in their violent careers, but somehow they escaped injury. That's an amazing thing, if you think about it, and someone must have been looking out for them when the gunfire started. Each of these men lived a remarkable life and were heroes who were never wounded in their lives. Here are their stories... Read more...
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Alternate Realities: What If Pickett’s Charge Had Succeeded?
Have you ever wondered what would have happened if one point in history was changed? It's those defining points in the world that make all of the difference. Take, for instance, Pickett's Charge at the Battle of Gettysburg. It was a total disaster for the South. Nine infantry divisions, led by Major General George Pickett, Brigadier General J. Johnston Pettigrew, and Major General Isaac R. Trimble, were ordered to take the Union Army after making an assault of nearly a mile of open ground. As you can imagine, the result was a total failure and the South never truly recovered - psychologically - from their defeat. Of the 12,500 men that made the charge, over 50% became casualties. But what if things were different? What if they actually had succeeded in their goal and crushed the Army of the Potomac? Things might have been different... Read more...
Best Civil War Films On Memorial Day
The American Civil War (1861-1865) was a dark time in our history. The Union army versus the Confederate army - all Americans - struggling in mortal combat with one another over the issue of slavery and each others way of life. While the war didn't happen in our lifetime, its final outcome still affects our lives today. As a way of remembrance, we have books and movies to tell the tale of what happened. The movies, which this list is comprised of, may not be wholly true, but they do give you a sense of what was going on at the time. Many movies have been made on the Civil War, but these movies make up my favorite list of the War Between The States. Read more...
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Odd Medical Facts About The Civil War
It has been one hundred and fifty years since the American Civil War (1861-1865) began. Over 500,000 Americans died during the conflict between the Union and the Confederates. In the end, slavery had ended in America, a President had been killed, and medicine finally emerged from the Dark Ages. Medicine during the Civil War was, at best, sub-standard, at worst, magical superstition. People believed some of the strangest things when it came to healing others. Here are five oddities that happened during the Civil War. Read more...
Alternate Reality: What If The South Had Won The Civil War?
This is the first of a series of articles I am writing on Alternate Realities for myFiveBest. What do you think would have happened in a world where the Confederate States of America (CSA) had defeated the Union Army? Would the world be much different today or do you think things would be pretty much the same? Here are five ideas that might have occurred had the southern states been victorious over the North during the Civil War: Read more...
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