Taking Back Arlington
Robert E. Lee’s son Custis did what the general could not: Beat the federal government
By Anthony J.Gaughan
It’s All in the Details
A portfolio of ironclads from the hands of a master modeler
By Helen Hannon
Samuel Clemens Con Artist
Twain tapped his inner Tom Sawyer to defraud Northern abolitionists
By Robert Sattelmeyer
Simple. Cheap. Deadly.
Cleverly disguised iron bombs sent several Yankee ships to a watery grave
By Joseph M. and Thomas H. Thatcher
Stonewall’s Silent Ally
A railroad to nowhere gave Thomas J. Jackson’s soldiers a tactical advantage at Second Manassas
By Earl B. McElfresh
Witness to Slaughter
Antietam’s Miller farmhouse is in the midst of an overhaul
Letters&Opinion
Gettysburg mystery photo debated
Past&Present
News, Culture and Events
Image&Insight
No Starbucks for these guys
Q&A
Cate M. Wyatt, Journey Through Hallowed Ground
Blue&Gray
The War Through Soldiers’ Letters
Battlefields&Beyond
London, England
Thoughts&Comments
Our new look
Books&Media
Lee’s Army by the Numbers
Sources&Credits
Ship models, websites and more
Tried&True
Patriotism in the kitchen