Almost everyone has at least a passing familiarity with Ulysses S. Grant, the military, and political figure — the general who helped win the Civil War for the Union and later became president of the...
Category - Civil War Research
Using the 1890 US Veterans Schedule
Did you know that alternative records exist to help you fill in the gaps left by the loss of most of the 1890 US federal census? There are several such sources. One of the most useful, but little use...
Mathew Brady: Photographing the Civil War
Have you ever heard of Mathew Brady? If not, he is a name you will want to look into. Because of him & his photographs, we know what the Civil War looked like.