Articles related to "General Sherman"

Abraham Lincoln's terms as President were dominated, of course, by the American Civil War. It is here that he earned his title as one of America's greatest Presidents.

If you travel to the Great Forest in the Sequoia National Park, California, USA (near San Francisco), you can see the biggest tree in the world: The General Sherman.

A slightly sarcastic look at underwater photo dos and don'ts from familiarizing yourself with the camera, buoyancy, and natural surround to respecting fellow divers.

Black Bart terrorized the West Coast and Wells Fargo Stage Lines for eight years by robbing 28 stages with a shotgun and leaving poems as his calling card.

Yoshino Cherry Trees bloom the last week in March in Macon Georgia. With more than 300,000 trees, the people of Macon say they are pinker than the folks in Washington, DC

Both emancipations of the 1860s ended long periods of bondage yet in each case significant differences undermined the altruistic motives usually equated with freedom.

The park trails have many unique features such as civil war factory ruins, overlooks of white water rapids, hardwood forests, and archeological and geological interests.

General Ulysses S. Grant 's hopes to capture the Confederate fortress of Vicksburg by direct assault were dashed by surprisingly determined Confederate defenders.

Only a Constitutional Amendment would guarantee an end to slavery in every state for all time despite earlier legislative acts and presidential proclamations.

The evolution of Dodge City, Kansas from a few sod houses to a railroad depot and booming cow town was a natural one considering its prime location on the Santa Fe Trail.

Famous as the place where the American Civil War began in 1861, Fort Sumter saw much heavy fighting during the course of the war as part of the defenses of Charleston.