- Releases tomorrow September 6. The soldiers in Hood’s Texas Brigade... who fought at Antietam on September 16- 17, 1862, described intense and harrowing experiences of the fierce battle in the days, weeks and decades after the battle. Their experiences were written in official reports, diary entries, interviews, newspaper articles, and letters to families at home. These memories provide a fascinating and descriptive account of the battle against the Union Army of the Potomac at Miller’s Cornfield, the Dunker Church and other locations at the battlefield. The 1st Texas Infantry at Miller’s Cornfield would suffer an 82.3 per cent casualty rate and their heroics were written down by the soldiers of the 1st Texas Infantry. All the other regiments of Hood’s Texas Brigade would suffer over a 50 per cent casualty rate at the battle. Included are testimonials of Union soldiers who fought against the soldiers of Hood’s Texas Brigade are included together for the first time in Texans at Antietam: A Terrible Clash of Arms, September 16-17, 1862 , by Joseph L. Owen, Philip McBride and Joe Allport. See more
- Everyone is welcome to come participate in our friendly and respectf...ul Onliine American History Reading Groups. We have something for all interests. This week we started a new book: "What Hath God Wrought: The Transformation of America, 1815-1848: by Daniel Walker Howe in our Early American History Group and next Saturday, our Cold War History Reading Group will start a new book, "Postwar: A History of Europe Since 1945" by Tony Judt. Visit our website or Facebook Page for more information. #AmericanHistory #History http://historyoftheunitedstates.net/rea… See more
- Southern Plantation owners would often brag about how many slaves th...ey owned and how happy they were. Do you see any smiling faces in this photo? This and many other photos and illustrations are in the book,"Run Away to Glory - Helen's Story" Available at Amazon and Barnes and Noble. See more
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For many people today, June 6th may seem like just another day of the year, as the events of our history distance themselves by generations.
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Before he died—stabbed to death by the one assassin out of at least 23 others to succeed—Henri IV was determined to transform the filthy ruins of Paris into a place fit for civilized human beings: “To make this city beautiful, tranquil, to make [it] a whole world and a wonder of the world.”
