South Carolina announced secession shortly after Lincoln's victory in the presidential election of 1860, and by February 1861 six more southern states had made...
By the beginning of the summer of 1861, two field armies of the Confederation were in Northern Virginia. General Beauregard commanded the Potomac Army,...
Maryland Campaign
On September 4, 1862, General Lee's army entered Maryland, intending to cut off the communications of the federal army and isolate Washington during...
The second French Empire remained officially neutral during the American Civil War and did not recognize the Confederate States of America. The United States...
In 1000, the tribal prince Vayk adopted Catholicism, the name Istvan (Stephen) and the title of king. Istvan I (1000-1038) finally turned the Magyar...
Settlements
The Vikings lived in large family groups. Children, fathers and grandfathers lived together. When the eldest son took over the farm, he simultaneously became...
