Can you help me with info about this UCV badge?
A contact recently brought this badge to my attention and I’m looking for more information about it, or badges like …
Monthly Archives: January 2013
Why did your ancestor enlist to fight in the Civil War?
Why did young men from Mississippi enlist to fight for the Confederacy when the state seceded in January 1861? An …
How did your Civil War ancestors fare in the homefront economy?
As we might expect, our Civil War ancestors struggled through a tough economy during the war. On the Mississippi homefront …
Betty Fladeland: Historian of the Abolitionist Movement.
With the broadcast of the three-part PBS series The Abolitionists beginning Jan. 8, this is a good time for a …
How did slaves find out they were free?
One of the questions I may never get answered about my Civil War ancestors is “How did freedom come to …
