American Civil War Archives - That I Didn't Know

Myths, Legends, Folklore, Historical Oddities, Space, Supernatural and Other Tales

Originally from the North of England. Growing up my mother had a huge leather bound book full of stories of ghosts, alien sightings, spontaneous combustion, fairies, ghouls and more. You name it, it was in there. And I was fascinated. I've often thought about that book. I'd love to ask my mother about it but alas, she is no longer with us. So I resolved to create this site. It's the closest thing to it I could get. I hope that some of the joy I had reading that book is passed on to you here today.

How a Morphine Addiction Led to the Creation of a Quarter Trillion Dollar Company

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The Origin of Coca Cola This story is not one that Coca Cola likes being repeated. To be fair, the origin story of coca cola involves a confederate soldier, addiction, lots of drugs and much more. So I could see why they wouldn’t be keen to advertise it. But it is an interesting story set […]

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Wilmer Mclean and the American Civil War

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Everyone knows about the American Civil War. Or at the very least has heard of it. The war started in 1861 and finished in 1865. Fought between the northern states (the Union) and the southern states (the Confederates), war broke out essentially over the enslavement of black people. Today we are only going to concern […]

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How a Morphine Addiction Led to the Creation of a Quarter Trillion Dollar Company

Wilmer Mclean and the American Civil War