Political Generals of the Civil War
VIDEO | Historian Peter A. Sicher discusses the important role played by so-called "political generals" in the American Civil War. This video is part...
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Antifederalists and the Birth of American Party Politics
As we discuss the different political factions to emerge during the American Revolutionary generation, we must understand their reasons for coming...
William Henry Harrison: Tippecanoe and Political Spin Too
During the 17th and 18th centuries, the colony, and later state, of Virginia was dominated socially, economically and politically by the owners of...
Glossary of 18th and 19th Political Terms
Federalist: Federalists were a political party that existed during the Early Republic who held power from 1789 until 1801. Federalists favored a...
The Impact of the Mexican American War on American Society and Politics
The Mexican American War between the United States and Mexico from 1846 to 1848 was viewed as the fulfillment of Manifest Destiny: the promise that...
10 Facts: The Emancipation Proclamation
The Emancipation Proclamation is arguably one of the top ten most important documents in the history of the United States; however, it is also one of...
The New York Tribune in the Civil War
Founded by Northern publisher and political firebrand Horace Greeley in 1841, the New York Tribune originally bore the name New York Daily Tribune...
Battle of Saratoga: When Goliath Blinked
No British army in history had ever surrendered. Trapped on the hills overlooking the Hudson River, surrounded and running short of supplies...
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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Jerry L. Russell
Jerry Russell (1933-2003) was the national voice of the Civil War battlefield preservation movement – often a lone voice – before the creation of the...
Mercy Otis Warren
During the American Revolution, women served many crucial roles in the domestic sphere of America, but few were able to breach into the public and...
Middle Creek
On January 10, 1862, Federal forces under the command of James A. Garfield attacked Confederates under the command of Humphrey Marshall at Middle...