Tag: American History
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After a 34-hour barrage by Confederate cannons, Union forces relinquish Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor, thus starting the American Civil War. April 13, 1861
Image: Bombardment of Fort Sumter, a portrait by Currier and Ives On this day in history, April 13, 1861, after a 34-hour barrage by Confederate cannons, Union forces relinquish Fort Sumter in South Carolina’s Charleston Harbor. The first engagement of the war was over, and the only casualty had been a rebel horse. The Union…
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500 Members of the Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation Lay Dead After the Worst Massacre of Native Americans by the U.S. military in American History. January 29, 1863.
Image: Massacre survivor Chief Sagwitch and spouse Beawoachee, circa 1875. (Public Domain). On this day in history, January 29, 1863, as many as 500 Northwestern Band of the Shoshone Nation lay dead after the worst massacre of Native Americans by the U.S. military in American history. Most people have never heard of the Bear River…
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American Soldiers Under the Control of General Ranald Mackenzie Obliterate a Village of Cheyenne Residing With Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River During the Dull Knife Fight. November 25, 1876.
Image: Dull Knife Battlefield (Public Domain) On this day in history, November 25, 1876, American soldiers under the control of General Ranald Mackenzie obliterate a village of Cheyenne residing with Chief Dull Knife on the Powder River during the Dull Knife Fight. The strike was retribution against some Native Americans who had joined in killing…
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Wild West Wednesday – “Buckskin” Frank Leslie
Image: Nashville Franklin “Buckskin Frank” Leslie, a lawman, U.S. Army scout, gambler, and an outlaw of the American Old West. He assisted Wyatt and Warren Earp in their search for those they held responsible for maiming Virgil Earp and assassinating Morgan Earp. 1881. (Public Domain) “Buckskin” Frank Leslie was a U.S. Army scout, gambler, bartender,…
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303 Santee Sioux are Found Guilty of Raping and Murdering American Pioneers and are Condemned to Hang in Minnesota. A Month Later, President Abraham Lincoln Exchanged All But 39 Death Sentences for Life in Prison. November 5, 1862.
Image: Execution of the thirty-eight Sioux Indians at Mankato Minnesota, December 25, 1862. President Abraham Lincoln ordered the mass execution of 38 Native Americans in Minnesota for revolt against the government in 1862. (Public Domain). On this day in history, November 5, 1862, 303 Santee Sioux are found guilty of raping and murdering American pioneers…
History Daily With Francis Chappell Black 