
Planning for a Victorious South
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
'Colossal Ambitions' examines Confederate expectations for a place as a global power—with slavery
Bassett picked up the regiment’s colors and cried to his men, 'Follow me,' then rushed and planted the colors on the enemy position.
A Union officer’s heroism at Shepherdstown awed both friend and foe
Follow in the tracks of John Wilkes Booth’s desperate flee for freedom for a captivating adventure
The rough-hewn 3rd Arkansas made its presence felt in the Eastern Theater
A common farmer from Virginia and a millionaire general from new York transcended the horrors of the wilderness through simple acts of decency
Five questions with Christopher Gwinn, Gettysburg’s Chief of Interpretation and Education
Despite an ugly clash of egos at the top, the Union Army’s 20th Corps proved in Georgia that eastern and western troops could find common ground in battle
The town is steeped in the Confederate history so predominant in the South, but the area’s waterways made it a pivotal route on the Underground Railroad
After the recent attack on the Capitol, will history repeat itself?
In 'The Scourge of War,' Brian Holden Reid examines the many facets of the famous general in equal measure
Martinsburg's Unionist passion was so unshakable, Confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town 'little Massachusetts.'
At Gettysburg’s 1888 grand reunion, Confederate outcast James Longstreet turned man of the hour. but his memory tour was almost fatal
Former schoolteacher finds a fitting home as one of John Hunt Morgan’s vaunted Cavalry raiders
As Grant focused on taking Vicksburg, he found compassion to combat a contraband crisis