#civilwar — Public Fediverse posts
Live and recent posts from across the Fediverse tagged #civilwar, aggregated by home.social.
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#OTD #CivilWar #History News - There's got to be a backstory in this one!
https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/08/13/august-13-1863-a-final-response/
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#OTD #CivilWar #History News - There's got to be a backstory in this one!
https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/08/13/august-13-1863-a-final-response/
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The Law Is a Blunt Instrument by Lawson Akhigbe
In the fearful months and years following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Western democracies faced an unenviable dilemma. Their citizens demanded protection from an enemy that recognised no borders, wore no uniforms and deliberately targeted civilians.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/12/the-law-is-a-blunt-instrument-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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The Law Is a Blunt Instrument by Lawson Akhigbe
In the fearful months and years following the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001, Western democracies faced an unenviable dilemma. Their citizens demanded protection from an enemy that recognised no borders, wore no uniforms and deliberately targeted civilians.https://lawakhigbe.com/2026/08/12/the-law-is-a-blunt-instrument-by-lawson-akhigbe/
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The Legend of “Hannibal”: How a civilian built the most feared reputation of the Biafran War
To the rank-and-file Biafran soldiers and civilians, he was "Hannibal" a fearless, bulletproof folk hero who rushed toward the frontlines when trained officers hesitated. To the regular Biafran High Command men who had formal military training in the Nigerian Army before the 1967 secession he was a loose cannon, a publicity hound, and an absolute nightmare of a disciplinarian. -
Yemen's Four-Year Calm Breaks: Deadliest Exchanges Since 2022 Push the War Back Toward the Open
The evidence points to a collapsed truce rather than a resumed civil war, though the distance between the two is narrowing quickly.
https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/08/yemens-four-year-calm-breaks-deadliest.html
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Yemen's Four-Year Calm Breaks: Deadliest Exchanges Since 2022 Push the War Back Toward the Open
The evidence points to a collapsed truce rather than a resumed civil war, though the distance between the two is narrowing quickly.
https://www.thelevantfiles.org/2026/08/yemens-four-year-calm-breaks-deadliest.html
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The #GOP is a party of #war #criminals and #rapists. They are scum. Anyone voting with the scum is scum. It's #CivilWar because the #Constitution has been turned into garbage by #Republicans.
I'm getting to where voting for a #Republican should be a felony. I'm over it. Done done. 🔦🔦🔦
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The #GOP is a party of #war #criminals and #rapists. They are scum. Anyone voting with the scum is scum. It's #CivilWar because the #Constitution has been turned into garbage by #Republicans.
I'm getting to where voting for a #Republican should be a felony. I'm over it. Done done. 🔦🔦🔦
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A brilliant episode of #American #HistoryHit with Don Wildeman talking with General Ty Seidule about the complete lack of punishment for all who participated in the Sourh Confederacy war against the United States of #America. Listening to this tells me one thing for certain - #Trump and every single person connected to him or supporting him will face zero consequences for their actions. Americans neither have the stomach or will to do the right thing.
#CivilWar #Slavery
https://open.spotify.com/episode/629w8VAApsrFcKpniKHMKv?si=5AsOhebYQcOgXXdRHfBhAQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A55b6UvOmsBHAZaQjHM7Wfw -
A brilliant episode of #American #HistoryHit with Don Wildeman talking with General Ty Seidule about the complete lack of punishment for all who participated in the Sourh Confederacy war against the United States of #America. Listening to this tells me one thing for certain - #Trump and every single person connected to him or supporting him will face zero consequences for their actions. Americans neither have the stomach or will to do the right thing.
#CivilWar #Slavery
https://open.spotify.com/episode/629w8VAApsrFcKpniKHMKv?si=5AsOhebYQcOgXXdRHfBhAQ&utm_source=copy-link&sci=spotify%3Acard-config%3A55b6UvOmsBHAZaQjHM7Wfw -
“I’ve seen inert grenades and training munitions but never an Indiana Jones-esque stolen artifact-type situation.”
#weird #weirdnews #antiques #civilwar #artifacts #travel #omg
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/civil-war-cannonballs-found-in-passengers-suitcase_n_6a6bcc6ee4b098352c3163ac -
“I’ve seen inert grenades and training munitions but never an Indiana Jones-esque stolen artifact-type situation.”
#weird #weirdnews #antiques #civilwar #artifacts #travel #omg
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/civil-war-cannonballs-found-in-passengers-suitcase_n_6a6bcc6ee4b098352c3163ac -
Slaveholder's Rebellion: An op/ed about how the term "Civil War" is whitewashing in the US for what used to be called "Slaveholder's Rebellion"
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/08/02/opinion/civil-war-slaveholders-rebellion-slavery.html?unlocked_article_code=1.2VA.hNLu.nswxY2HdF7N9∣=url-share
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#OTD #CivilWar #History news - Morgan and his men finally taken prisoner, ending what Northern papers derisively called the "Calico Raid", after the rebels propensity for "liberating" personal property from homes and businesses.
https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/08/01/august-1-1863-the-end-of-morgans-career/
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#OTD #CivilWar #History news - Morgan and his men finally taken prisoner, ending what Northern papers derisively called the "Calico Raid", after the rebels propensity for "liberating" personal property from homes and businesses.
https://www.reporting-history.com/2026/08/01/august-1-1863-the-end-of-morgans-career/
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Marvel Preview: Civil War: Unmasked #4
THE TWO FACES OF TIGRA!
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New: Robert Chatterjee recounts Theodor Hanf’s daring 1983 journey—sneaking through Israel, walking 14 km, and riding in three jeeps—to interview Yasser Arafat, revealing the complex personalities and politics of Lebanon’s civil war. #Lebanon #Arafat #CivilWar #MiddleEast
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New: Robert Chatterjee recounts Theodor Hanf’s daring 1983 journey—sneaking through Israel, walking 14 km, and riding in three jeeps—to interview Yasser Arafat, revealing the complex personalities and politics of Lebanon’s civil war. #Lebanon #Arafat #CivilWar #MiddleEast
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The Roaring Twenties
There are decades that become famous for what happened during them.And there are decades that become famous for what people later decided they had meant. The 1920s belong to the second category.We know how the story ends. In October 1929, the American stock market collapsed. The Great Depression followed. The prosperity of the decade gave way to unemployment, bank failures, political crisis, and social hardship. The New Deal transformed the relationship between the federal government and the […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/the-roaring-twenties/
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The Roaring Twenties
There are decades that become famous for what happened during them.And there are decades that become famous for what people later decided they had meant. The 1920s belong to the second category.We know how the story ends. In October 1929, the American stock market collapsed. The Great Depression followed. The prosperity of the decade gave way to unemployment, bank failures, political crisis, and social hardship. The New Deal transformed the relationship between the federal government and the […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/29/the-roaring-twenties/
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Albert Cashier
Cashier (1843 – 1915) was Irish-born Jennie Hodgers - an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier was one of at least 250 women who enlisted as men to fight. However, Cashier had adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, + maintained it until death. He enlisted in 1862 for a 3 year term + was described as a 5'3" soldier, 29 years old with blue eyes + auburn hair, weighing 110 lbs. Cashier fought in over 40 battles until he was honorably discharged on 1865
After the war, continuing to live as a man, Cashier worked was a church janitor, cemetery worker, + street lamplighter. Living as a man allowed him to vote in elections + to claim a veteran's pension
In 1911, Cashier was hit by a car, resulting in a broken leg. A physician discovered his birth sex in the hospital, but did not disclose the information. No longer able to work, Cashier was moved to a Soldiers & Sailors home. He lived there until a deterioration of mind began to take place + he was moved to a Hospital for the Insane. Attendants at the hospital discovered his birth sex + forced him to wear women's clothes.
Albert Cashier died in 1915 + was buried in uniform with full military honors.
#albertcashier #civilwar #civilwarhistory #soldiers #history #americancivilwar
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Albert Cashier
Cashier (1843 – 1915) was Irish-born Jennie Hodgers - an American soldier who served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. Cashier was one of at least 250 women who enlisted as men to fight. However, Cashier had adopted the identity of a man before enlisting, + maintained it until death. He enlisted in 1862 for a 3 year term + was described as a 5'3" soldier, 29 years old with blue eyes + auburn hair, weighing 110 lbs. Cashier fought in over 40 battles until he was honorably discharged on 1865
After the war, continuing to live as a man, Cashier worked was a church janitor, cemetery worker, + street lamplighter. Living as a man allowed him to vote in elections + to claim a veteran's pension
In 1911, Cashier was hit by a car, resulting in a broken leg. A physician discovered his birth sex in the hospital, but did not disclose the information. No longer able to work, Cashier was moved to a Soldiers & Sailors home. He lived there until a deterioration of mind began to take place + he was moved to a Hospital for the Insane. Attendants at the hospital discovered his birth sex + forced him to wear women's clothes.
Albert Cashier died in 1915 + was buried in uniform with full military honors.
#albertcashier #civilwar #civilwarhistory #soldiers #history #americancivilwar
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Between 620,000 and 700,000 died in the U. S. Civil war. About 500 of those were women soldiers in spite of the males only.
Most women Civil War soldiers were not married. Some wanted to be with their boyfriends, others joined on their own to fight for the cause. Getting wounded or pregnant was a good way to get outed.
When discovered and dismissed many women just joined another unit and continued the fight.
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Peer AI Review
The Gazette Has Been Reviewed — And We Have Answered The Gazette has completed its first independent AI peer review. From the beginning, we wanted the project to be more than a collection of historical articles. Our Manifesto makes a simple promise: readers should be able to follow the road from our conclusions back to the evidence and the documents behind them. So we decided to test the project from the outside. We created a standardized AI Peer Review Prompt and gave it to independent […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/peer-ai-review/
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Peer AI Review
The Gazette Has Been Reviewed — And We Have Answered The Gazette has completed its first independent AI peer review. From the beginning, we wanted the project to be more than a collection of historical articles. Our Manifesto makes a simple promise: readers should be able to follow the road from our conclusions back to the evidence and the documents behind them. So we decided to test the project from the outside. We created a standardized AI Peer Review Prompt and gave it to independent […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/28/peer-ai-review/
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Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass
Wow! So this is why Frederick Douglass is so revered!
I first met Frederick Douglass years ago while covering a historical event as a local TV reporter. Okay, I met and interviewed a Douglass impersonator. I think they were rededicating a city park in his name, and this historical interpreter came and made a speech. I remember being absolutely taken by his charisma and command of the podium. It was like being in the presence of the great Frederick Douglass himself. Even though I knew this was an actor, this encounter really started my fascination with the stern and thoughtful-looking man whose 19th-century pictures survive and are well known today.
I started writing novels years later. I’m working on my seventh now. I’ve been reading slave narratives as research, all of which I’ve found well-written, fascinating, and heartbreaking. So far I’ve read Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, and Henry Watson’s Narrative of a Fugitive Slave, and now The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas.
I was immediately taken by his writing. The descriptions and the emotional depth had me immediately captivated. I think he had this effect on people in general during his life. One of his contemporaries wrote a preface to this work in which he relates his first time experiencing Douglass speak at an abolitionist meeting. He describes how Douglass approached the podium as a humble, mild-mannered man only to be transformed into a passionate, fiery orator who held his audience absolutely spellbound with his harrowing eyewitness accounts and firsthand experiences of American slavery.
This book has the same effect.
Douglas recounts his childhood and the heartbreaking separation he had with his mother. He tells of his upbringing, his string of jobs and masters, and his first escape attempt, which had my stomach tied in knots and my heart pounding as I turned the pages frantically to learn the outcome.
This book is a very compelling read, albeit heartwrenching. However, Douglass’s undying hope, endurance, and sense of self-worth make him a hero you will cheer for. I thoroughly enjoyed reading his tale.
This is just the first of three autobiographies, by the way. He wrote The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass shortly after winning his freedom in 1845. Many in his time said it was so eloquently written that it could not have come from a black man. He wrote My Bondage, My Freedom ten years later, in which, I am told, he goes into much more detail about not only his time as a slave, but his years afterward as an activist during his freedom. He published his third and final autobiography in 1881 and revised it in 1882. In it, he gives the details about his slavery and escape, which he had to leave out of his previous books to protect those who helped him and to also not give away the secrets and routes still being used by runaways during the time he published his previous works.
However, this first book by Douglass is the one most people read in school. It’s a great introduction to this true American hero. It’s also a pretty entertaining thriller worth reading for anybody. I can tell you that my admiration for him has been confirmed by it, and I remain a fan.
Check it out here:
Get a FREE novela from me here:
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https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT45FFWH
#AmericanCivilWar #bookReview #CivilWar #history #writing -
Review of The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass: An American Slave, by Frederick Douglass
Wow! So this is why Frederick Douglass is so revered!
I first met Frederick Douglass years ago while covering a historical event as a local TV reporter. Okay, I met and interviewed a Douglass impersonator. I think they were rededicating a city park in his name, and this historical interpreter came and made a speech. I remember being absolutely taken by his charisma and command of the podium. It was like being in the presence of the great Frederick Douglass himself. Even though I knew this was an actor, this encounter really started my fascination with the stern and thoughtful-looking man whose 19th-century pictures survive and are well known today.
I started writing novels years later. I’m working on my seventh now. I’ve been reading slave narratives as research, all of which I’ve found well-written, fascinating, and heartbreaking. So far I’ve read Twelve Years a Slave, by Solomon Northup, and Henry Watson’s Narrative of a Fugitive Slave, and now The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglas.
I was immediately taken by his writing. The descriptions and the emotional depth had me immediately captivated. I think he had this effect on people in general during his life. One of his contemporaries wrote a preface to this work in which he relates his first time experiencing Douglass speak at an abolitionist meeting. He describes how Douglass approached the podium as a humble, mild-mannered man only to be transformed into a passionate, fiery orator who held his audience absolutely spellbound with his harrowing eyewitness accounts and firsthand experiences of American slavery.
This book has the same effect.
Douglas recounts his childhood and the heartbreaking separation he had with his mother. He tells of his upbringing, his string of jobs and masters, and his first escape attempt, which had my stomach tied in knots and my heart pounding as I turned the pages frantically to learn the outcome.
This book is a very compelling read, albeit heartwrenching. However, Douglass’s undying hope, endurance, and sense of self-worth make him a hero you will cheer for. I thoroughly enjoyed reading his tale.
This is just the first of three autobiographies, by the way. He wrote The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass shortly after winning his freedom in 1845. Many in his time said it was so eloquently written that it could not have come from a black man. He wrote My Bondage, My Freedom ten years later, in which, I am told, he goes into much more detail about not only his time as a slave, but his years afterward as an activist during his freedom. He published his third and final autobiography in 1881 and revised it in 1882. In it, he gives the details about his slavery and escape, which he had to leave out of his previous books to protect those who helped him and to also not give away the secrets and routes still being used by runaways during the time he published his previous works.
However, this first book by Douglass is the one most people read in school. It’s a great introduction to this true American hero. It’s also a pretty entertaining thriller worth reading for anybody. I can tell you that my admiration for him has been confirmed by it, and I remain a fan.
Check it out here:
Get a FREE novela from me here:
Check out my latest novel here:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0DT45FFWH
#AmericanCivilWar #bookReview #CivilWar #history #writing -
A Guide to the Gazette articles 01~50
A Reading Guide Through American History: Part I — Before the United States1. Before the United States, There Were Neither United nor StatesExplores the political reality of North America before 1776, showing that neither the United States nor a unified American nation yet existed.2. What Did Independence Mean in 1776?Examines the Declaration of Independence within its historical context, separating what it proclaimed from what later generations came to associate with it.3. The […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/a-guide-to-the-gazette-articles-0150/
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A Guide to the Gazette articles 01~50
A Reading Guide Through American History: Part I — Before the United States1. Before the United States, There Were Neither United nor StatesExplores the political reality of North America before 1776, showing that neither the United States nor a unified American nation yet existed.2. What Did Independence Mean in 1776?Examines the Declaration of Independence within its historical context, separating what it proclaimed from what later generations came to associate with it.3. The […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/a-guide-to-the-gazette-articles-0150/
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The End of the Old World
I. A World That Seemed PermanentFor generations, the political map of the world appeared remarkably stable.Empires dominated continents.Kings and emperors ruled vast populations.Colonial possessions stretched across oceans.International politics revolved around a handful of great powers whose existence seemed as permanent as mountains or rivers. "Some centuries end not with a date on the calendar, but with the disappearance of the world that created them." The United States had grown inside […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/the-end-of-the-old-world/
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The End of the Old World
I. A World That Seemed PermanentFor generations, the political map of the world appeared remarkably stable.Empires dominated continents.Kings and emperors ruled vast populations.Colonial possessions stretched across oceans.International politics revolved around a handful of great powers whose existence seemed as permanent as mountains or rivers. "Some centuries end not with a date on the calendar, but with the disappearance of the world that created them." The United States had grown inside […]https://gotunitedstates.wordpress.com/2026/07/26/the-end-of-the-old-world/
