Civil War
Warren Wilkinson and Steven E. Woodworth |
Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:34 pm
After Virginia's secession in 1861 and the start of the Civil War, General Joseph E. Johnston and his men experienced an idyllic summer in the northern Shenandoah Valley.
Stephen W. Sears |
Published: March 08, 2011 at 1:22 pm
Stephen Sears writes of how the Army of the Potomac's politically appointed generals and short-term volunteer troops nearly unhinged Lincoln’s plans in 1861 to win the 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.
Drew Lindsay |
Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:41 pm
For months the Confederates trained dozens of guns on Fort Sumter. But no one seemed eager for war.
Drew Bratcher |
Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:35 pm
The country’s bloodiest war has been captured in novels, memoirs, and battle narratives. Here are 10 classics
Published: February 08, 2011 at 2:22 pm
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AMERICA'S CIVIL …
John Quarstein |
Published: February 01, 2011 at 3:24 pm
A skirmish near the tip of Virginia’s Peninsula served as a harbinger of the four-year bloodbath to come.
Robert K. Krick |
Published: January 08, 2011 at 7:03 pm
A Texas private’s long-forgotten account of Robert E. Lee’s brush with death at the Battle of the Wilderness.
C. G. Sweeting |
Published: November 10, 2010 at 8:50 pm
Anything about military history you’ve always wanted to know? Submit your question to us at MHQeditor@weiderhistory.com. You can even suggest the expert you’d like us to query. Q: What is the origin of the belts that United States Navy and Army officers have been wearing since at least the Civil War?
Published: November 08, 2010 at 3:37 pm
7 Lives Altered by Shiloh: Two Fateful Days Can Make Reputations, Shatter Families, and Shape Destinies
Edward H. Bonekemper III |
Published: October 05, 2010 at 9:51 am
General Disobedience: ‘Little Mac’ let John Pope twist in the wind;
With response from Prof. Ethan S. Rafuse
Stephanie McCurry |
Published: October 04, 2010 at 3:07 pm
Why did the South lose the Civil War? Because it ignored black slaves and white women.
American History editors |
Published: October 04, 2010 at 3:06 pm
Stephanie McCurry analyzes the Confederacy.
Jon Guttman |
Published: August 13, 2010 at 1:46 pm
During the Civil War, City-Class gunboats enabled the Union to spear the very heart of the South.
William W. Horne |
Published: August 10, 2010 at 4:52 pm
The Autumn 2010 issue of MHQ amply illustrates an axiom of war: Risk-taking and innovation can win battles, but derring-do unleavened by reflection can lead to disaster.
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