Civil War history
Two Heroic Brothers
Life is strange, one life affecting so many – as Frank Capra and Jimmy Stewart poignantly showed in “It’s a...
Grant’s Life Lessons
Sometimes history provides accidental lessons, things we learn from great leaders’ lives. What they teach can have direct application. One...
Lincoln’s Urgent Message
Fear, death, and hellfire rained down between 1861 and 1865 in this blessed country, leaving 750,000 Americans dead, countless wounded,...
President Abraham Lincoln Was Shot at Ford’s Theatre by John Wilkes Booth – This Day in History
On April 14, 1865, just days after the Civil War had effectively ended, President Abraham Lincoln attended a performance of...
The U.S. Senate Passed the 13th Amendment – This Day in History
On April 8, 1864, in the midst of the Civil War, the United States Senate took a historic first step...
AMERICA 250: Celebrating a Quarter Millennium of American Exceptionalism – AMAC Magazine Exclusive
AMAC Magazine Exclusive - By Shane Harris Two and a half centuries ago, a provincial people on the edge of...
Battle of Shiloh Begins – This Day in History
On April 6, 1862, one of the most shocking and consequential battles of the American Civil War began near a...
President Abraham Lincoln Delivers Gettysburg Address – This Day in History
On November 19, 1863, Abraham Lincoln stood at the dedication ceremony for the Soldiers’ National Cemetery in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania —...
Last Thursday of November Named as Thanksgiving Day – This Day in History
On October 3, 1863, President Abraham Lincoln issued a proclamation that would help define an enduring national tradition: he designated...
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