Asleep at the Gap
In 1862 Union general John Pope had a chance to cut the Confederate army in half. He blew it.
Postwar Dinner Guests Dished and Debated Confederate Heroes
At a Baltimore table in 1887, the discussion centered around Lee, Jackson, Stuart, and Longstreet
Engineer’s Solution to Disaster: Dam the Red River, Full Speed Ahead
Joseph Bailey built bulwarks to trap water, then let loose the rising flood and saved the Union fleet
Why the Doomed Army of Tennessee Kept Fighting
Given the problems the Confederates faced in the Western Theater, it's remarkable they kept going as long as they did
Men With Deadly Rifles Outclass Fort’s Monster Cannon
During the siege of Savannah, a heavily defended Confederate bastion fell to infantrymen's 'deadly aim'
John B. Hood’s Hard Stand on Honor Made Robert E. Lee Cry
On the eve of Sharpsburg, Uncle Robert broke down when the tough Texan refused to apologize to Shanks Evans
Northerners Fought Civil War Not to Defeat Slavery, but the ‘Slave Power’
Yankees argued that the 'Slave Power' had duped and even terrorized regular people into supporting secession
How the Civil War Gave Birth to Modern Journalism
Technological changes and lust for battle news made way for mass-circulation print media
Brutal Beating Drove Confederate Gen. Thomas Benton Smith Mad
Union officer struck 'Boy General' in the head with a saber during Rebel surrender at Nashville
How Rebel Colonel Bryan Grimes Saved The Day at The Mule Shoe
Quick-thinking North Carolinian took command at a crucial point at Spotsylvania Court House
12 Forgotten Heroes of Gettysburg
For every Joshua Chamberlain, there was a soldier, blue or gray, whose bravery was overlooked
Manassas: How This Southern City Came To Be More Than a Battlefield
Destroyed in the war, isolated Virginia rail junction was rebuilt in a spirit of reconciliation
How These Elite Civil War Marksmen Changed the Face of Warfare
Sharpshooters wore camo and hefted state-of-the-art rifles with longer, flatter trajectory
Battle of Honey Springs Decided Control of Indian Territory
Black and Native American soldiers outnumbered whites in overlooked July 1863 clash in what is now Oklahoma
Simply Criminal: How Pickett’s Mill Flank Attack Foundered
The second bloodiest defeat in the 1864 Atlanta campaign devolved into a full frontal catastrophe
Swindling Sociopath: Alexander “Sandy” Keith
Alexander Keith, The unofficial “Confederate consul” in Nova Scotia, was a mass-murdering crook.
