Southern beau sabreur J.E.B. Stuart hardly expected to run head-on into enemy cavalry on his second ride around the Union Army. But a trio of ‘boy generals’ would soon give the famed Confederate horseman all the action he could handle.
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Account Of The Battle of Philippi
At Philippi, in western Virginia, one overly optimistic young colonel confidently awaited reinforcements as Union columns converged on his tiny force from all directions in the first full-fledged battle of the Civil War.
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Picture of the Day: August 11
Andrew Carnegie Carnegie Steel’s founder, industrialist and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie, died on August 11, […]
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Battle of Yellow Tavern
Badly misunderstanding his opponent’s intentions, Jeb Stuart played into Phil Sheridan’s hands at Yellow Tavern. A swirling cavalry fight ensued.
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Picture of the Day: August 12
Father James Joseph Devlin Following his five-year ministry in the Mekong Delta, Jesuit priest […]
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Aviation Pioneer, Master of the Wind: Otto Lilienthal
German aerodynamic engineer Otto Lilienthal made more than 2,000 test flights in gliders. His […]
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Picture of the Day: August 10
Stereographs A stereograph is a pair of photographic images taken with lenses at slightly […]
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George Washington: Patriot, President, Planter and Purveyor of Distilled Spirits
As part of his lifelong effort to make Mount Vernon as efficient, diversified and profitable as possible, George Washington became one of the nation’s premier distillers.
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Picture of the Day: August 8
Matthew Henson African-American Matthew Alexander Henson, born on August 8, 1866, and four Inuits […]
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When Dwight D. Eisenhower Was Douglas MacArthur’s Aide in the 1930s: From Colleagues to Enemies
For seven long years, Ike slaved away as MacArthur’s aide. What started out as an effective partnership ended in mutual enmity.