American Civil War
Jeffrey D. Wert |
Published: February 08, 2011 at 7:12 pm
General George McClellan thought he was timid. Newspapers called him ‘Granny Lee.’ But once in command, the General Robert E. Lee attacked quickly and boldly.
Peter E. Cozzens |
Published: February 08, 2011 at 7:10 pm
Nowadays "Army of the Rebellion" is most commonly used to refer to the Confederates, but during the American Civil War the term was often applied to the Union forces as well.
Jay Wertz |
Published: December 28, 2010 at 1:26 pm
American Experience: Robert E. Lee provides a competent examination of the iconic commander, but stylistically the program doesn't live up to others in this excellent PBS series.
Gerald D. Swick |
Published: November 17, 2010 at 5:48 pm
While many states are depending on volunteer groups to promote the Civil War Sesquicentennial, Tennessee is using the 5-year event to promote tourism and had a 2-day kickoff in Nashville.
Gerald D. Swick |
Published: November 17, 2010 at 5:43 pm
The Carter House, Lotz House and Carnton Plantation still stand as witnesses to the five bloody hours of fighting in the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, November 30, 1864.
Christine Ammer |
Published: November 10, 2010 at 6:23 pm
The noun tycoon had a quite different meaning during the war. It signified a top leader, and was applied to Abraham Lincoln and Robert E. Lee, among others. Christine Ammer has edited encyclopedias and written several dozen wordbooks, including Have a Nice Day—No Problem! A Dictionary of Clichés (1992).
HistoryNet staff |
Published: August 18, 2010 at 6:13 pm
An archaeological dig unearths the location of a largely forgotten Confederate prison camp in Georgia.
Lee Sandlin |
Published: August 16, 2010 at 6:13 pm
In August 1863 astonished Vicksburg revelers watch a convoy of Federal gunboats successfully pass the town's batteries, thanks to the keen observations and ingenuity of Union admiral David Porter.
Noah Andre Trudeau |
Published: August 10, 2010 at 4:52 pm
Outnumbered and with hazy objectives, the Union waded in over its head in the 1864 Red River Campaign.
Steven E. Woodworth |
Published: August 10, 2010 at 4:44 pm
After three months of frustration, Maj. Gen. Ulysses S. Grant in May 1863 succeeded in getting his army onto the east bank of the Mississippi River in the rear of the fortress city of Vicksburg. In a lightning campaign Grant’s army defeated Confederate detachments at Port Gibson on May 1, Raymond on May 12, and Jackson on May 14, neutralizing the Mississippi capital as a Confederate base for the relief of Vicksburg. Then he turned toward Vicksburg itself.
Harold Holzer |
Published: July 07, 2010 at 8:57 am
Harold Holzer explores revisionism and Civil War memory
Tamela Baker |
Published: July 07, 2010 at 8:56 am
Superintendent John Howard plans to retire at year's end after 16 years at the helm of Antietam National Battlefield. Here he shares a few parting thought.
What accomplishment stands out most in your time at Antietam?John Howard. Photo by …
Winston Groom |
Published: July 07, 2010 at 8:53 am
Irreconcilable Differences
Simmering animosities between North and South signaled an American apocalypse
Any man who takes it upon himself to explain the causes of the Civil War deserves whatever grief comes his way, regardless of his good intentions. Having acknowledged …
Ron Soodalter |
Published: July 07, 2010 at 8:52 am
Getting away with murder
The battlefield claimed many a brave officer, but there were a few others who met not-quite-so-honorable ends
The death toll among general officers during the Civil War was staggering. Because military necessity often placed a general …
Chris Mackowski and Kristopher D. White |
Published: July 06, 2010 at 10:36 am
Second-Guessing Dick Ewell: Why didn’t the Confederate general take Cemetery Hill on July 1, 1863?
Gary W. Gallagher |
Published: April 13, 2010 at 4:43 pm
Americans who lived through the Civil War established four great interpretive traditions regarding the conflict. The Union Cause tradition framed the war as preeminently an effort to maintain a viable republic in the face of secessionist actions that threatened both …
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