In 1853, Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, future Quartermaster General for the Union Army during the Civil War, received the mission of constructing a permanent water supply for the city. The project ...
Some words may be mispronounced. CEDAR RAPIDS — More than a century ago, a massive Civil War cannon proudly sat in Greene Square in Cedar Rapids. Today, the park is cannon-less and Scott Huffman ...
POTTSVILLE — Housekeeping time at the Schuylkill County Historical Society turned up a cache of books that’s delighting Civil War enthusiasts. Felicia Wolf, assistant director, found several ...
One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment of an ... the new Minié ball bullet and the rifled cannon would inflict. The time-honored military tactic of lining ...