Sickles nearly cost the Union Army at Gettysburg by breaking George Meade’s orders.
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A Union Rebel Inside Robert E. Lee’s Family
Col. Louis H. Marshall stayed true to the Stars and Stripes and forever became an outcast to his family.
This Union Officer Escaped a Confederate Prison and Became Grant’s Most Trusted Gunner
Samuel DeGolyer’s Michigan battery fought masterfully during the Vicksburg Campaign.
A Pacifist Scribbled A Song When She Was Half-Asleep. It Became A Famous Union Battle March
How abolitionist Julia Ward Howe wrote history’s most accidental fight song.
Captain Hiram Dryer’s Resolve at Antietam Could Have Sparked an Early Union Victory
Why then are his exploits on America’s bloodiest day usually overlooked?
This Overshadowed Union Brigade Made Critical Contributions at Gettysburg
Cutler’s brigade gets a deep dive in the new revised edition of ‘The Bullets Flew Like Hail.’
With This Union Soldier’s Death the NYT Claimed That ‘some most interesting chapters of the unwritten and secret history of the War’ Had Died With Him
Col. Ambrose Stevens’ war was filled to the brim with espionage.
The Unexpected Alliance Between Germany and the Soviet Union Helped a Kriegsmarine Raider Wreak Havoc in the South Seas
How did a Soviet icebreaker spell doom for Allied ships in the Pacific?
At War’s End, These Union Soldiers Thought They Were Being Mustered Out. Instead, They Found Themselves Back in the Fray… Under Custer
Although brothers-in-arms, the East vs. West rivalry was almost Custer’s undoing.
This Union Sculptor Exemplifies the Mid-19th-Century Home Decor Revolution
John Rogers’ figures brought the war to middle-class mantels and shelves.