The Great American History Blog

  In 1884 the artists Cassilly Adams completed a painting he named Custer’s Last Fight.  The painting was sold to John Ferber the owner of a...

  George Washington loved dogs and had some fifty dogs of many different breeds during his lifetime.   Breeds at Mount Vernon included Briar...

  Elves, or "hidden people" as they are commonly referred to in Iceland, are a part of Icelandic folklore and mythology. According...

  From the New York Herald August 8, 1876 After crossing the ford I sent word to  Custer  that the Indians were in front and very strong, ...

Charles Byrne, also known as "The Irish Giant," was born in 1761 in County Londonderry, Ireland. He was a man of extraordinary hei...

  Over the years, the Little Bighorn Battlefield has become the subject of numerous supernatural stories and legends. Visitors to the site h...

  One small elite black raiding unit of twenty four men, called the Black Brigade, became particularly terrifying for the American rebels. T...

  A lecture given to the Institute of Modern History Seattle , Canadian Union March 26, 2173   Some people question the interest show...

     In 1895, the Detroit Institute of Arts paid $54 for a U.S. 7 th Cavalry guidon.  Of the five guidons carried by Custer's troops at...

  Private William Henry Christman from Pennsylvania was the first soldier to be officially buried at Arlington.  A laborer, Christman enlist...

  Joseph “Fighting Joe” Wheeler (1836-1906) served as general in the Confederate Army in the 1860s, and later as a general in the United St...

  One of the notables buried at Arlington National Cemetery is Philip H. Sheridan (1831 - 1888) who lead the Cavalry Corps of the Army of th...

  Major General George B. McClellan, seen here with his wife, was a controversial military officer during the early part of the American Civ...

  The Confederate monument at the Fairfax City, Virginia cemetery notes residence of Fairfax County who served with Mosby’s cavalry.  A few ...

  The grave of Col. John S Mosby grave at the Warrenton Cemetery in Warrenton, Virginia.   As a child, Mosby was small, sickly and was often...

  In 1934, Charley Williams stumbled out of the Superstition Mountains with handfuls of gold nuggets and a spectacular story.   Williams cla...