General U.S. Grant

Learn about the #AmericanCivilWar. Meet General Ulysses S. Grant. #MeetGrant #OnThisDay

[Montgomery Granger @mjgranger1]

360,000 white male and 37,000 black male Union soldiers gave their lives to free the slaves in the Civil War. This is a story about one who lived through it.
The Centum Diary: One Year in the Life of Union Soldier
https://t.co/yVPKcCdYi5 #AmericanCivilWar

[History Dame @history_dame]

On this day, 160 years ago:

April 9, 1865 — After four long years, the American Civil War, the bloodiest conflict in U.S. history, effectively ended when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House, Virginia.

Over 620,000 lives were lost. Families were divided.

But at Appomattox, there was no celebration. No grand speeches. No victory parades. Just a quiet surrender in a parlor.

Today, Appomattox is a historic site that provides a glimpse into 1866. Some of the buildings are original, others built after the surrender. My video does not show all the buildings open for touring.

You can visit the sites of Grant’s and Lee's Headquarters down the road on either side.

It remains a quiet little town and is worth a visit.

[Buitengebieden @buitengebieden]

Shhh… She’s fixing the world.. ❤️

[English Grammar @GrammarUpdates]

Usually vs. Generally
#English #vocabulary #grammar

[Philosophy Quotes @philosophors]

“Another belief of mine: that everyone else my age is an adult, whereas I am merely in disguise.”

— Margaret Atwood

[Science girl @sciencegirl]

Hummingbirds sheltering in the rain inside a flower

📹AI

[Library Path @LibraryPath]

15 Deep Lines That Will Make You Think:

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[Nature is Amazing ☘️ @AMAZlNGNATURE]

Mount Rainer casting a shadow during the early morning sunrise

[Military History Now @MilHistNow]

On this day in 1939, the Nazis shut down all universities in Czechoslovakia. 1,200 students are rounded up and sent to concentration camps for protesting the German occupation. #InternationalStudentsDay will be later established to commemorate these events.

[The Culturist @the_culturist_]

This 500-year-old painting is astonishingly detailed.

And its details unravel one of the most important stories ever told — the Tower of Babel.

Look closer and you'll see why it was doomed to fail... (thread) 🧵

[Civil War on this day in 1865 @LiveCivilWar]

26,000 federals under General William Tecumseh Sherman leave Vicksburg on a campaign to take Meridian, threaten the rebels, and destroy central Mississippi���s railroad infrastructure

[U.S. Military Academy at West Point @WestPoint_USMA]

🇺🇸𝗥𝗶𝘀𝗲 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗦𝗵𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝘆 𝗙𝗮𝗻𝘀! It's #ArmyNavy Game Day at Gillette Stadium and the cadets are hyping it up @ESPN College GameDay! #GoArmy 🔥#BeatNavy

@USArmy @SecArmy @GoArmy @3rd_Infantry

[Appomattox CH NHP @AppomattoxNPS]

#DYK: The McLean House was dismantled in 1893 by a private company. They planned to move the house to Washington as a tourist attraction. Instead they went bankrupt and left the materials on site. The NPS reconstructed the house in 1948 using all that could be salvaged. #CivilWar

[Library of Congress @librarycongress]

The Louisiana Purchase was ratified #otd in 1803. The Lewis & Clark Expedition began in 1804. Meriwether Lewis's expedition cost estimate, part of the Library's Thomas Jefferson Papers, includes items such as "mathematical instruments" & "Indian presents." https://t.co/bBcRfdt0rP

[Tom McMillan @TomMcMillan63]

The “Burnside Sycamore” witness tree, and the Burnside Bridge, following a gentle fall rain at Antietam National Battlefield. It’s a different perspective of an image that never gets old. (Yes, this tree was there during the battle in 1862!)

[Antietam Institute @antietam_1862]

Ezra A. Carman of the 13th New Jersey Volunteer Infantry is the legendary historian of the Battle of Antietam, but he also made an impact on many other battles. The 13th NJ monument at Gettysburg, on the approach to Culp’s Hill, is located on “Carman Avenue.”

[Civil War Trails @CivilWarTrails]

Fundraiser Friday! 📯

The #civilwartrails site located on the heights above Philippi, WV where two US cannon were positioned has just lost its sustaining sponsor. Can we raise $200 today to keep the site going for another year?

https://t.co/e5GfpvjCYt

[Appomattox CH NHP @AppomattoxNPS]

#OTD in 1864, Gen. Sterling Price's Confederate raiders occupy Lexington, MO. So far, the raid into the divided border state has proven disappointing. Price has attracted few recruits while Federal forces move to corner him as the Confederates move toward Kansas City. #CivilWar

[Appomattox CH NHP @AppomattoxNPS]

#OTD in 1864, a Federal cavalry raid gets under way against Lee's supply lines west of Petersburg, while infantry is ordered to turn Lee's southern flank and target the Weldon RR. Meanwhile, in GA, the armies of Sherman and Johnston continue maneuvering north of Atlanta #CivilWar