Civil War SeattleMar 23, 20221 min readThe Wandering Ghost of the Lost CauseA searing commentary on Jefferson Davis appeared in the Seattle Post-Intelligencer newspaper, June 1, 1893. This was part of a piece...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20222 min read---An Old Wound Opened---The Confederate battle flag, to put it bluntly, was generally not welcomed by Union veterans of the Civil War. While great strides had...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20225 min read“We Have No Use For Their Kind”Despite the turmoil of a nation embroiled in a Civil War, the traffic of emigrants moving westward on the Oregon Trail remained high. An...
Civil War SeattleMar 15, 20222 min readSeattle's Confederate Olympic Gold Medalist***The only Civil War soldier to win Olympic Gold*** Seattle's Will H. Thompson was the only man to have fought in the Civil War and win...