

The Heroes and Villians Series - Ancient Rome - The Founding of Rome
The Legend of Romulus and Remus The sky burned with the light of dawn as the Tiber River flowed steadily through the land that would one...
Historical Conquest Team
Apr 11


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Lincoln’s Assassination and the Beginning of a New Presidency
The End of the War and the Burden of Peace - Told by President Abraham Lincoln I remember the moment the news arrived. General Lee had...
Historical Conquest Team
Apr 10


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Fall of Richmond and the Surrender of an Army
“Preparation”: My Strategy Before the Siege of Petersburg – Told by Grant The Need for a Decisive Move By the spring of 1864, I had seen...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Naval Forces During the Civil War
“Down the Torpedoes!”: Union Navy in the Civil War – Told by Admiral Farragut When the war between North and South broke out in 1861, I...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Election of 1864
The War Before the Election of 1864 Told by Abraham Lincoln As the summer of 1864 settled over the land, I felt the full burden of a...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Sherman’s March and Those Left Behind
My Name is General William Tecumseh Sherman A Boy Named After a Shawnee Chief I was born on a brisk winter day—February 8, 1820, in...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Overland Campaign: The Battles Between Grant and Lee
My Strategy in the Overland Campaign - Told by General Ulysses S. Grant When President Lincoln entrusted me with command of all Union...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Shady World of Spies and Espionage in the Civil War
My Name is Allan Pinkerton I was born on August 25, 1819, in the Gorbals area of Glasgow, Scotland, a place of smoke and struggle, where...


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: Women's Roles in the Civil War
My Name is Clara Barton A Shy Girl with a Fierce Heart (1821–1839) I was born on Christmas Day in 1821, in North Oxford, Massachusetts....


The Heroes and Villians Series - Civil War: The Battles of Gettysburg and Vicksburg
My Name is George Gordon Meade I was born on December 31, 1815, in the port city of Cádiz, Spain—a fact that surprises most who know me...
Historical Conquest Team
Mar 31