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The migration of the Bulgars after the fall of Old Great Bulgaria in the 7th century. The Turk rule weakened sometime after 600, allowing the Avars to reestablish the control over the region. [ 25 ] [ 73 ] As the Western Turkic Khaganate declined, finally collapsing in the middle of the 7th century, it was against Avar rule that the Bulgars ...
The 12th Regiment Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was an infantry regiment of the Union Army in the American Civil War. Raised in Pittsburgh and its surrounding counties in April 1861 for three months of service, the regiment spent its first month in training, then guarded the Northern Central Railway in Maryland until it was mustered out.
Prior to and during the American Civil War, Pennsylvania was a divided state. Although Pennsylvania had outlawed slavery, there were still Pennsylvanians who believed that the federal government should not interfere with the institution of slavery. One such individual was Democrat James Buchanan, the last pre-Civil War
Giesberg, Judith Ann. "From Harvest Field to Battlefield: Rural Pennsylvania Women and the US Civil War." Pennsylvania History 72.2 (2005): 159–191. online; Harmon, George D. "The Pennsylvania Clergy and the Civil War." Pennsylvania History 6.2 (1939): 86–102. online
18th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment 20th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry Regiment The 19th Pennsylvania Volunteer Infantry was a three-month infantry regiment that served in the Union Army during the American Civil War .
In 1341–1347, the Byzantine Empire was plunged into a second protracted civil war, between the regency for Emperor John V Palaiologos and his intended guardian John VI Kantakouzenos. The neighbors of the Byzantines took advantage of the civil war, and while Stefan Dušan sided with John VI Kantakouzenos, Ivan Alexander backed John V ...
The Battle of Carlisle was an American Civil War skirmish fought in Pennsylvania on the same day as the Battle of Gettysburg, First Day. Stuart's Confederate cavalry briefly engaged Union militia under Maj. Gen. William F. "Baldy" Smith at Carlisle and set fire to the Carlisle Barracks.
The 106th Pennsylvania (originally raised as the 5th California) was a volunteer infantry regiment which served in the Union Army during the American Civil War. It was part of the famous Philadelphia Brigade , which helped defend against Pickett's Charge in the Battle of Gettysburg .