Jacob Collins was an extraordinary mentor, and, as far as it is possible, a self-made man.
The text, illustrations, and other details reveal how much has changed - and all that still endures.
Thus, evening came, and morning followed - the eighth day.
John was impressed by the British cruisers at the Texel, and was held for several years before his release was negotiated by the American government.
A walk through Gaines' Mill Civil War battlefield
"Those who embrace forlorn hopes can achieve great things."
The “flag of truce” family story is lovely. Unfortunately, it's nearly all fiction.
Mosby's Rangers and Yankee soldiers appear and disappear from the neighborhood as farm and family life proceeds as normally as it can.
Battlefield glory, and the real experiences of Civil War relatives.