
Interview: Preserving Authentic Experiences
Since 2018 the American Battlefield Trust has raised $240 million and preserved nearly 45,000 acres of battlefield
Since 2018 the American Battlefield Trust has raised $240 million and preserved nearly 45,000 acres of battlefield
No general experienced a greater turnaround in nicknames than Robert E. Lee
The Gardner cartridge was expedient to manufacture, but proved fragile
A tense interaction between green soldiers and agitated civilians results in murder
Three Volunteers from the same region of Pennsylvania experienced the war in very different ways
Union artillery at the Battle of Stones River shredded Confederate attacks on January 2, 1863
After two decades of planning, fundraising, and construction, the National Museum of the United States Army finally opened
The rolling terrain near Perryville, KY., played host to a critical October 1862 battle
A landmark study gave African Americans credit for being important actors in their freedom quest
William “Howdy” Martin exemplified the officers who kept rough hewn soldiers ready to fight
The Billinghurst Requa Battery, a breechloading gun, consisted of 25 horizontally arrayed barrels and required a crew of three to work it.
A headless corpse, a slave cemetery, and a kamikaze insect make for a lively Civil War-themed bike ride
The soldiers of Governor Andrew Curtin’s unique Pennsylvania reserves division were some of the best fighters in the army of the Potomac.