African American Soldiers Fought in the Civil War
Did you know … African Americans fought in the Civil War. They fought in segregated regiments (all black troops) that became known as the United States Colored Troops (USCT). President Abraham Lincoln issued a preliminary Emancipation Proclamation on September 22, 1862. It became law on January 1, 1863, and freed the slaves. Over one hundred seventy-eight thousand African Americans enlisted in the United States Army during the Civil War. Some of these men lived in free states. Most of these soldiers were from Louisiana, Mississippi, and Tennessee. These recruits had to be trained to shoot a gun and become soldiers. They worked hard. During practice drills, they loaded muskets (rifles) and aimed at targets. They fired on these targets until they felt...
Read MorePresident Lincoln’s Family Didn’t Always Live at the White House
Did you know … Walt Whitman, a famous author, lived in Washington D.C. (called Washington in those days) so he could visit wounded soldiers in the hospitals. He saw President Lincoln almost every day. President Lincoln and his family stayed at the Soldier’s Home President Lincoln didn’t sleep at the White House during the hot summer months. He worked at the White House and lived at a United States military place called the Soldier’s Home. It was about three miles from Washington. Escorted by U.S. Cavalry Lincoln was always escorted by 25-35 cavalry (soldiers on horseback). These soldiers held sabers, a type of sword, upright over their shoulders. President Lincoln usually rode a gray horse. He dressed plainly in black and wore a black stiff...
Read MoreDid Hospitals Use Water Beds in the Civil War?
Did you know … After Private William McCarter was wounded in the Battle of Fredericksburg, the army sent him to the Eckington Army Hospital, located less than two miles from Washington D.C. At Eckington Army Hospital Two wooden buildings made up the hospital. The one-story building William went to was soon filled with wounded soldiers. After about five weeks, his doctor moved him to the other building to stay in a room with four officers. A Surprising Sight William described a “water bed” which he had never seen or heard of before. One of the lieutenants in his room was severely wounded, and even a feather mattress wasn’t comfortable. The doctors gave him a new mattress. It was about six feet long, four feet wide and eighteen inches deep....
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