Ten Civil War Generals Who Died Unusual Deaths
The bizarre and tragic fates of 10 Civil War generals
Green Regiment Takes Unjust Blame for Union Loss of Harpers Ferry
IInexperienced 126th New York mustered in three weeks before it surrendered on eve of Antietam
‘This Place Is Called The Wilderness’
Civil War soldiers who fought in the tangled forest west of Fredericksburg created a hellish mythology
Congress Changed the Way Lincoln Fought the Civil War
Radical Republicans pushed for aggressive military policy, emancipation, and Western expansion
The Last Stand: Visit the Five Forks Battlefield and Dinwiddie County, Va.
The war’s closing hours erupted in this southern seat
Field Notes: Derailment Closes Parts of Harpers Ferry National Park
Two empty freight train cars fell into the Potomac River, closing sites including John Brown's Fort and The Point
A Closer Look at First Assault at Antietam’s ‘Creek of Death’
Two of the 11th Connecticut's officers died in gallant rush on Burnside Bridge
The Campaign for a Continental Confederacy
The battle for the Southwestern desert was as crucial as the fighting back east
In the Confederacy’s Last Days, Two Texans Face Off in Futile Feud
Confederate officers' wounded pride leads to fury, insults, and senseless murder
Rufus King: Popular General Whose Career Was Stigmatized by Illness
Accused of drunkenness at Second Bull Run even though evidence showed he suffered multiple epileptic seizures
Fatal Sabbath: A Confederate Veteran’s Memoir of Chickamauga
Nearly five decades after the war, Southern officer remembers the confrontation that led to Federal retreat
What Happened to Riches Filched from Fredericksburg?
Precious household goods and objets d'art disappeared after Yankees plundered the city. Some pieces were returned.
America’s Civil War Film Review: Hollywood Creates a Convincing Hero in “Harriet”
Underground Railroad's "Moses" is portrayed with determination and courage
Field Notes: African-American Civil War Museum to Expand
News from the Civil War community
Vicksburg: The Campaign That Confirmed Grant’s Greatness
Obscure Union general learns that only hard, long fighting and logistics will win the war
