Humble Hero

Humble Hero

If ever there was a humble hero, such was George Washington Carver.  Carver was born a slave near Diamond, Missouri during the Civil War.  His mother was stolen from her owner, Moses Carver.  Although the baby George was taken as well, he was soon found and...
A Bold Commander

A Bold Commander

It was June, 1863 and the Civil War was going badly for the Confederacy in Tennessee.  Southern General Braxton Bragg found his army threatened by the much larger northern Army of the Cumberland under General Rosecrans.  The situation called for bold measures to draw...