General Charles Smith’s Two-Front War
General Charles Smith’s distinguished military career nearly unraveled in Paducah, Ky. — the “victim of a base conspiracy”
A Worse Place Than Hell: A Review of the Union Debacle at Fredericksburg
John Matteson eschews history on the grand scale for a view shaped by the experiences of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., John Pelham, Walt Whitman, Arthur Fuller, and Louisa May Alcott
What if Robert E. Lee had sent Troops to Vicksburg?
Why exactly was Robert E. Lee so opposed to sending help to Mississippi in 1863?
Top 8 Civil War Landmarks to Check Out in Historic Baltimore
Learn more about Baltimore's Civil War past, when Southern sympathizers attacked Union troops in April 1861—the war’s first blood drawn in action
Life and Limb: The Medical Revolution During the Civil War
Frederick, Md., became the scene of epic changes in military medicine during the Civil War
A Clash of Confederate Personalities at Gettysburg
Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg
Crossing the ‘Rubicon’ into the North
A “High Private” relays his experiences on the march from Manassas, Va., to Sharpsburg, Md.
Uncloaking the Jeff Davis Myth
The defeated Confederate president’s dramatic capture—in fact and fiction
The Private Lincoln: Examining His Most Personal Reflections
Author Ronald C. White explores an overlooked side of the 16th president
Majestic Mounts: The Bond Between Horse and Soldier
Through fire and fury, fighting men formed special bonds with their war horses
Hidden Heroes: The Diary of Cornelia Peake McDonald
A Southern writer’s diary presents a vivid picture of life on the home front
J.E.B. Stuart Goes Another Round with McClellan
J.E.B. Stuart’s second “Ride Around McClellan” proved just as critical as his more famous first
The Final Bivouac: The Life and Death of Brevet Major General Truman Seymour
At the war’s outset in April 1861, Seymour was one of nine officers in the Fort Sumter garrison during the Confederate bombardment
Out of the Shadows: Interview with Civil War Historian Edward G. Longacre
Longacre takes a look at Custer and the unsung hero of Gettysburg, David McMurtrie Gregg
John Bachelder: How the Visionary Helped Preserve Gettysburg’s History
John Bachelder worked tirelessly to commemorate the July 1863 battle
‘Another Round Top’: How a Civil War Hero Once Again Answered His Nation’s Call
With Maine torn apart by political violence in 1880, war hero Joshua Chamberlain again answered the call
