Marines Were on the Front Lines the Night Lincoln Was Shot
Leathernecks witnessed the assassination and played a role in the roundup of the conspirators
Washington’s Survival Depended on Makeshift Flotilla
Small force of Navy ships battled Confederate guns to keep the Potomac open for traffic
Losing His Legs to a Landmine Changed Professor’s Life
After sharing Nobel Prize, Ken Rutherford wrote a history of Civil War explosive devices
Did General Discord Undermine the Union Army’s 1862 Maryland Campaign?
New look at sources erodes story about commanders' infighting contributing to Lee's escape
Is Civil War History Losing Ground?
While park visits are down, other measures of interest indicate the field is thriving
The War In Their Words: One New Jersey Volunteer Was ‘Downhearted and Sick’ as War Fever Ebbed
Disillusioned Private Robert Beckwith longed for home and warned a friend not to enlist. He would die at 2nd Bull Run
The Flight of the Hawkeyes: Daring—but Futile—Five-Month Prison Break
Iowa POWs walk nearly 300 miles in their bid to make it back to Union lines
Book Reviews: Getting Around Gettysburg on Two Wheels
Battlefield guide is a must for any cyclist's daypack
How Wartime Trauma Affected Confederate Veterans
Defeated Southern men's feelings of humiliation and uncertainty led to psychological illness and even to Klan backlash
‘All Is Still As Death For Miles and Miles…’
The Civil War was an environmental catastrophe for the Confederacy and loyal states where armies fought and encamped
Rambling: Past and Present Come Alive in Annual Resaca Reenactment
Civil War buffs descend on small Georgia town for part-country fair, part history lesson
In the Civil War, Surrendering Was Often an Act of Honor
Major Robert Anderson became a Union hero for losing the fight for Fort Sumter
Asleep at the Gap
In 1862 Union general John Pope had a chance to cut the Confederate army in half. He blew it.
