March 26, 1892: Walt Whitman, American poet, died at the age of 72 at is home in Camden, New Jersey.
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#WaltWhitman #Poet #Poetry #LeavesOfGrass #SongOfMyself #OCaptainMyCaptain #history #AmericanHistory #TravisSimpkins #CivilWar
The book sold over 300,000 copies, making it the most widely sold novel of the 19th Century. Its stark depiction of the horrors of slavery fueled the abolitionist movement and elevated tensions between free and slave-holding states leading up to the #CivilWar.
General William Rosecrans died #OTD in 1898 at the age of 78. A graduate of @WestPoint_USMA, he secured several critical victories for the @USArmy in the Western Theater of the #CivilWar, including the Battles of Iuka, Corinth, and @StonesRiverNPS.
12: Carol Danvers (Marvel)
So... Hot Take, I LOVE Carol Danvers. Whether she's Captain Marvel or Ms. Marvel, she's a really cool hero, and it makes me sad people either hate a portrayal or she gets made to look villainous *coughcoughCivilWar2*
I really wish she had more love...
This is Frederic Edwin Church's amazing 1861 painting, Our Banner in the Sky!!!! I love this painting and wrote about it on my undergraduate dissertation on the iconography of art during the American Civil War!!! #Art #Fineart #19thcentury #AmericanCivilWar #HudsonRiverSchool
Every soldier, Union or Confederate, were Americans; fathers, husbands, sons and brothers. Honoring these soliders is a way to show respect to those that came before us, and is a reminder to not repeat past. #civilwar #reenactors https://t.co/lWRXC1KxZN
March 4, 1861: Abraham Lincoln was inaugurated to his first term as the 16th President of the United States.
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American Civil War Battles Art Cards - Paintings and Art of Kurz and Allison - Trading Cards Set – ON SALE NOW at Etsy: https://t.co/DaAe5m2irC #EtsyDeals #CivilWar #HistoricalPaintings #ClassicArt
Walter Herron Taylor, who served as principal aide-de-camp to Robert E. Lee for the entire #CivilWar, died #OTD in 1916 at the age of 77. He was one of only two other confederate officers besides Lee who attended the signing of the surrender documents at @AppomattoxNPS.
Happy Birthday to William F. Cody, aka Buffalo Bill, born on this day in 1846.
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The act allowed national banks to be created again, and laid out a plan to establish a national paper currency. It also gave the federal government the ability to issue war bonds and securities to help in funding the effort to win the #CivilWar.
#OnThisDay 19 February 1643 Parliamentarian forces took control of the county town of #Lancaster. #EnglishCivilWar #17thCentury #OTD
Happy Birthday to Abraham Lincoln, born on this day in 1809.
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Meet Roger L’Estrange in
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#Kent uprising, Battle of #Maidstone.
You travel to the future to find out that history repeats itself...
#DREAMSTORMER by @quentindyoung with artwork by @bogdankelaru
#civilwar #luciddreams #clifi #comics
Heres a few of my most recent sketch covers... Ill be making these available soon!~ #Marvel #Sketchcovers #dccomics #Batman #Wolverine #CaptainAmericaCivilWar #ComicArt #comicartist
Stop posting and go take a first aid course. Yes, now. #Insurrection #Fascism #CivilWar2
We’re excited to welcome @Royal_Armouries to Pontefract Castle on Tuesday 18 January to film their ‘How A Man Shall Be Armed’ series! Please be aware there will be limited access to the Bakehouse and Kitchen areas all day. #CivilWar #LiveAction