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Event Archives:America's Civil War

Forbes sketch of William Jackson

The Poignant Tale Behind a Celebrated Civil War Sketch

by George Skoch3/18/20242/22/2024

To artist Edwin Forbes, William Jackson of the 12th New York was an everyman Union soldier, a “solemn lad… toughened by campaigning.” There was much more to Jackson’s story.

Battle of Seven Pines

Lies and Subterfuge: There’s More to the Story Behind Seven Pines

by Victor Vignola3/6/20242/7/2024
Meade and Sickles at Gettysburg

Dan Sickles Insisted that His Gettysburg Antics Saved the Union. Was He Right?

by D. Scott Hartwig2/26/20241/17/2024
Mary Thompson house

Gettysburg Had a Lasting Impact on Its Least Known Participants — Its Civilians

by Melissa A. Winn2/21/20242/21/2024
Rescue of sailors from USS Congress

These Hoosier Heroes at Gettysburg Were Among the Last Men Standing in the Civil War

by Charles J. Rebesco2/19/20241/17/2024
"The Battle-Cry of Freedom" sheet music

In Patriotic Melodies in the Civil War North, “Freedom” Wasn’t Necessarily a Cry for African-American Emancipation

by Gary W. Gallagher2/15/20242/9/2024
Excelsior Brigade in camp review

This Excelsior Brigade Soldier Became an Accidental Journalist

by George Skoch2/15/20242/6/2024
Barnard E. Bee rallies troops

The Confederate Bee Brothers: Unforgettable Legacies For Very Converse Reasons

by Richard H. Holloway2/14/20242/7/2024
francisco-goya-third-May-1808

War Has Never Spared Civilians. But When Does Lawful Force Become A War Crime?

by John A. Haymond2/12/20242/12/2024
ulysses-s-grant

Grant Didn’t Fit the Eastern Theater Mold—Turns Out That’s Exactly What Lincoln Wanted

by William W. Bergen2/12/20244/29/2024

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