Mon 22 Jun, 2026 10:21 am - In the summer of 1863 Maj Gen Quincy Gilmore was in charge of Union operations against Charleston Harbor in South Carolina.
The Yankees had been working on Charleston for some time, but had had... (view)
Mon 22 Jun, 2026 09:41 am - [ youtube]https://youtu.be/u4m5xzXXZ1w[ /youtube]]
Still not getting it. I wish I knew how to decipher computer hieroglyphics!
I can tune a flintlock rifle, a points ignition system and a 4 bbl... (view)
Mon 22 Jun, 2026 04:32 am - I realize that history is no longer taught in schools and that “reading” is homework assigned by mean teachers!🙁
But I also know that there’s dinosaurs like me who enjoy a... (view)
Sat 20 Jun, 2026 08:31 am - I have always held the theory that Napoleon needed $ for the war already going on in Europe.
France’s involvement in North America was primarily in the fur trade, but by that time the fur... (view)
Sat 20 Jun, 2026 06:59 am - Gun owership in America no doubt started out high.
It was all forested frontier in the east, and the Indians may or may not be friendly.
Add the fact that you’re potentially on the menu for... (view)