On August 6, 1862, as part of the Battle of Baton Rouge, the Confederate ironclad named “Arkansas” was sent to fight the ...

The oath Alfred Johnson would take had been defined in Congress’ Reconstruction Acts, and it was closer to Lincoln’s than to the Ironclad Oath.

Object Details copyright holder; publisher Chandler, H. S. maker Punderson & Crisand Description On August 5th, 1862, Confederate General John C. Breckinridge launched an attack on the Union-occupied ...