by Peter James | Jul 4, 2024 | Byron Sunderland
It was a typical hot, muggy day in Washington, DC., when President Lincoln called the 37th Congress into emergency session on Tuesday, July 4, 1861. Confederate troops were advancing toward the capital, and many feared an assault was imminent. Confederate forces had...
by Peter James | May 27, 2024 | Byron Sunderland
On May 30, 1868, 5000 people gathered at Arlington National Cemetery for the first Decoration Day observance. Ohio Representative James A. Garfield, a former general during the Civil War and future president, gave the keynote address. He closed with the words,...
