Captain John Smith

Captain John Smith

ByJustin LewisAug 10, 2020

Smith, JOHN, settler ; born in Willoughby, Lincolnshire, England, in January, 1579. From early youth he was a soldier, and for four years he was in wars in the Netherlands. Returning home, he soon went abroad again to fight the Turks, distinguishing himself in Hungary and Transylvania, for which service Sigismond Bathori ennobled him and […]

Illinois Territory in the War of 1812

Illinois Territory in the War of 1812

ByJustin LewisAug 15, 2020

During the War of 1812, the Illinois Territory was the scene of fighting between Native Americans and United States soldiers and settlers. The Illinois Territory at that time included the areas of modern Illinois, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota and Michigan.

Antelope Hills Expedition

Antelope Hills Expedition

ByJustin LewisAug 15, 2020

The Antelope Hills Expedition was a campaign from January 1858 to May 1858 by the Texas Rangers and members of other allied native American tribes against Comanche and Kiowa villages in the Comancheria.

Declaration by the People of the Cherokee Nation of the Causes

Declaration by the People of the Cherokee Nation of the Causes

ByNathan MoteNov 7, 2020

Which Have Impelled Them to Unite Their Fortunes With Those of the Confederate States of America When circumstances beyond their control compel one people to sever the ties which have long existed between them and another state or confederacy and to contract new alliances and establish new relations for the security of their rights and […]

Alexander W. Campbell

Alexander W. Campbell

ByNathan MoteJul 15, 2022

Alexander William Campbell (June 4, 1828 – June 13, 1893), was a Confederate States Army Brigadier General during the American Civil War. He was a lawyer in Tennessee before and after the war, mayor of Jackson, Tennessee, 1856, and an unsuccessful candidate for the Democratic Party nomination for governor of Tennessee in 1880. Early life Alexander William Campbell […]


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