Antebellum Odyssey

Journey Through Antebellum America!

"We camped at a place on the Blue River where a woman had been buried and wolves had dug her up...It seems a dreadful fate, but what is the difference? One can not feel when the spirit has flown."

Agnes Stewart, circa 1853

Blog Articles

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The Scoundrel Key
On a fateful morning in 1859, the newly formed friendship between Philip Barton Key and Daniel C. Sickles...
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The Fox Sisters
The Antebellum Era was a period of significant transition in the United States characterized by substantial...
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The Pirate Albert Hicks
The Antebellum Era had pirates! They were not the better-known buccaneers of the Golden Age of Piracy,...
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Murder Of A Mill Girl
During the Antebellum Era, the roles of women experienced a transformative shift due to social changes...
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The Mummy Man
People living during the Antebellum Era in America enjoyed and participated in a varied array of pastimes...
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His Imperial Majesty Norton I
For those who are under the impression that the United States has never had an Emperor—you are wrong!...
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