InThePastLane.com by Edward T. O'Donnell Historians like to describe the American Civil War as the first “modern” war, in large measure because of the central role played by new industrial technology. The telegraph, for example, allowed for instant communication … [Read more...]
The Battle of Antietam, Photography, and the Visualization of Modern War
Rose Greenhow, Confederate Spy
InThePastLane.com By Edward T. O’Donnell On August 23, 1861, Rose O’Neal Greenhow heard a knock at the front door of her fashionable Washington, DC home. Outside stood several secret service agents bearing papers … [Read more...]
The Short and Violent Life of Billy the Kid
InThePastLane.com By Edward T. O'Donnell On August 17, 1877, young William Henry McCarty became a killer and outlaw. Attacked by a barroom bully in Arizona, the seventeen-year old killed the man with his pistol and … [Read more...]
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