U.S. History 1865-1900
Melanie Storie
Latest Articles
Why the South Lost or How the North Won?: Part 3
This is the final essay installment of the ways in which the Civil War has been interpreted and the factors leading the South down to defeat.
Why the South Lost or How the North Won?: Part 2
This article is a continuation as to how the Civil War has been interpreted and those factors leading the South down to defeat.
Why the South Lost or How the North Won? : A Perception of the American Civil War
A look at how the Civil War has been interpreted and why the North's victory was not inevitable in 1861.
Ghosts of the Confederacy and the Notion of the Lost Cause
This article reflects on the way in which Southerners tried to come to terms with their defeat.
After Appomattox: What Became of “Billy Yank” and “Johnny Reb”?
This article addresses the post-war lives of some notable Civil War soldiers and leaders.
The Secret Operation and The Depression of the 1890s
This article looks at how and why President Grover Cleveland had a cancerous tumor removed without the knowledge of the American public in 1893.
Running A “Front Porch” Campaign: The Brilliance of Mark Hanna
This article examines the Election of 1896 and how William McKinley won virtually campaiging from his front porch.
QUEEN LIL AND PRESIDENT DOLE: A RENDEZVOUS IN HAWAII
The interesting story of and background to the annexation of Hawaii.
The massacre of Sioux Indians at Wounded Knee Creek in December 1890 came as a result of the practice of a visionary religion know as the Ghost Dance.
The Supreme Court Eats "Jim Crow," or Making Segregation Legal
It took nearly 100 years for African-Americans to receive rights granted to them by the Constitution. This articles addresses why and how this happened.