Video: 'The 36th Star: Nevada's Journey from Territory to State'

(Monday, October 31, 1864; eight days before the presidential election of 1864, during the American Civil War) — Nevada, a landlocked state in the Western region of the United States, was officially admitted to the Union as the 36th state today, a significant moment in American history as the Civil War rages on. Continue reading Nevada becomes 36th state, joining the Union in crucial Civil War moment 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Oct 31 1864) →

Video: 'The Atlanta Campaign: The Civil War in Four Minutes'

(Friday, September 2, 1864, morning; during the Atlanta Campaign, part of the American Civil War) — Union forces led by Major General William Tecumseh Sherman captured Atlanta, Georgia, today, in a significant turning point of the American Civil War. Continue reading Atlanta falls as Union forces enter Southern city in significant turning point of American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 2 1864) →

Video: 'The American Presidential Election of 1864'

(Wednesday, August 31, 1864; during the American Civil War) — Major General George B. McClellan of New Jersey, who served as Commanding General of the U.S. Army during the American Civil War from November 1861 to March 1862, was nominated president of the United States today at the 1864 Democratic National Convention meeting at the Amphitheater in Chicago. Continue reading Democrats nominate George B. McClellan for president of the United States 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 31 1864) →

Video: 'Ulysses S. Grant and the Battle of the Wilderness' (May 5, 1864, at 3:06)

(Thursday, May 5, 1864, 1:00 p.m. local time; during the Overland Campaign, part of the American Civil War) — The Battle of the Wilderness, the first battle of Lt. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant’s 1864 Virginia Overland Campaign against Gen. Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia, began this morning in a wooded area near Locust Grove, Virginia, about 20 miles west of Fredericksburg. Continue reading Battle of the Wilderness begins in Spotsylvania County, Virginia during American Civil War 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (May 5 1864) →

Video: 'The Civil War: The Gettysburg Address'

(Thursday, November 19, 1863, about 2:00 p.m. local time; during the Gettysburg Address, part of the Eastern theater of the American Civil War) — U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address this afternoon as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the American Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania, four and a half months after the Union armies defeated those of the Confederacy at the Battle of Gettysburg. Continue reading ‘Four score and seven years ago…’: U.S. President Abraham Lincoln delivers Gettysburg Address 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Nov 19 1863) →

Video: 'Chickamauga: Animated Battle Map'

(Sunday, September 20, 1863, 7:30 p.m. local time; in the Western Theater of the American Civil War) — The Battle of Chickamauga, fought between Union and Confederate forces in the American Civil War since Friday, September 18, 1863, in northwestern Georgia, ended tonight in a Confederate victory when three Union regiments that had been attached from other units—the 22nd Michigan, the 89th Ohio, and the 21st Ohio—were surrounded by Brig. Gen. William Preston’s division and forced to surrender. Continue reading Confederates defeat Union forces at Chickamauga in northwestern Georgia during American Civil War 160 years ago this hour #OnThisDay #OTD (Sep 20 1863) →

Video: 'Ken.Burns.The.Civil.War.5of9.The Universe of Battle.' (Lee offers to resign at 46:58)

(Saturday, August 8, 1863; during the American Civil War) — One month and five days after his defeat at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Confederate General Robert E. Lee sent a letter of resignation as commander of the Army of Northern Virginia today to Confederate President Jefferson Davis. Continue reading Confederate General Robert E. Lee offers to resign during American Civil War 160 years ago #OnThisDay #OTD (Aug 8 1863) →