Archive for December, 2007
Thirteenth Amendment Abolishes Slavery
The Thirteenth Amendment to the Constitution abolished slavery in the United States.
Civil War Speech
The soldiers of the Civil War had their own way of saying things. The words, slang, and phrases of Billy Yank (a Union soldier), Johnny Reb (a Confederate soldier), and the civilians of the 19th century are unique and strange to our modern day ears. Their language reflected their lives and times, and it was rich and colorful.



