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Eutaw Springs
The Battle of Eutaw Springs took place on September 8, 1781, and was among the last in the War of Independence. It was brutal in its combat and reprisals, with Continental and Whig …
The French & Indian War in Western Pennsylvania
The Battle of Kings Mountain: Eyewitness Accounts
A pivotal moment in American history, as told by our forefathersOn October 7, 1780, American Patriot and Loyalist soldiers battled each other at Kings Mountain, near the border of …
Redcoats on the River: Southeastern North Carolina in the Revolutionary War
No Turning Back
“[T]here will be no turning back,” said Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant. It was May, 1864. The Civil War had dragged into its fourth spring. It was time to end things, Grant resolved, …
Unhappy Catastrophes
"The Importance of the North River (the Hudson), and the sanguine wishes of all to prevent the enemy from possessing it, have been the causes of this unhappy catastrophe." So wrote …
Embattled Capital
“On To Richmond!” cried editors for the New York Tribune in the spring of 1861. Thereafter, that call became the rallying cry for the North’s eastern armies as they marched, …
Redcoats on the Cape Fear
Nestled on the banks of the Cape Fear River, Wilmington, North Carolina, remains famous as a blockade-running port during the Civil War. Not as renowned is the city's equally vital …
The Confederate Surrender at Greensboro
Drawing upon more than 200 eyewitness accounts, this work chronicles the largest troop surrender of the Civil War, at Greensboro--one of the most confusing, frustrating and …