John Locke
Known as one of the most influential Enlightenment thinkers, John Locke was born on August 29, 1632 in Somerset, England to devout Puritan parents...
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Bobby Housch
This page features an interview with Bobby Housch, a history teacher at Emory H. Markle intermediate school and creator of the information site...
Stonewall Jackson House
Lexington, Virginia | This is the only home that Lt. Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson ever owned, and it is where he lived while a professor of natural...
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Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan
Dr. Brian Matthew Jordan is Assistant Professor of History and Director of Graduate Studies in History at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville
"Cotton is King"
James Hammond, a southern plantation owner, and U.S. Senator extolled Southern power. In his speech to the United States Senate on March 4, 1858, he...
American Battlefield Trust Announces Members of 2020-2021 Youth Leadership Team
Washington, D.C. — After a rigorous selection process and two days of training workshops, members of the American Battlefield Trust's Youth Leadership...
American Battlefield Trust Welcomes Its Newest Set of Advocates, the 2021-2022 Youth Leadership Team
(Washington, D.C.) — After receiving applications from several eager students, the American Battlefield Trust has identified and trained a talented...
Thomas J. “Stonewall” Jackson
This is a biography of Civil War Confederate Lieutenant General Thomas Jonathan Jackson (Stonewall Jackson).
Stonewall Jackson: Eccentric Commander
Today, Thomas Jonathan Jackson is primarily remembered as “Stonewall” — a brilliant tactician with an audacious streak that often brought him triumph...
John M. Schofield
Biography of Civil War Union General John McAllister Schofield
The Liberty Trail Celebrates the Groundbreaking of Walking Trails at Four Battlefield Parks
(Washington, D.C.) – The Liberty Trail, a project of the American Battlefield Trust and South Carolina Battleground Preservation Trust, and its local...
Age of Enlightenment
The Age of Enlightenment prompted new philosophies about responsibility, government, and society which influenced the American Revolution.