Little Mac on the Move
Primary accounts dispel General McClellan’s supposed inactivity at Antietam.
Where was ‘Little Phil’?
Few things vex historians more than conflicting testimony from witnesses to the same event
Leave Them Standing
Confederate monuments must remain at Gettysburg to help interpret the Civil War’s causes and consequences
Antietam’s Cornfield Maelstrom
Antietam’s opening fight turned a field of crops into a scene of slaughter
Civil War Times Reviews: Lincoln’s Antagonists
Radicals in Congress—Black Republicans and a belligerent Copperhead—played a central role in prosecuting the war and impeaching Andrew Johnson
Austria’s Deadly Emissary: Lorenz Rifle-Muskets in the Civil War
First manufactured in Austria, the Lorenz rifle-musket was the third most widely used rifle in the Civil War.
‘If This Rebellion Succeeds, the Nation Is Ruined’
The war forever changed Corporal Robert Bradbury
Shiloh Interpretive Markers are Cast Iron Art
The 600 tablets scattered about the site tell the story of the battle with color coding and precise placement
The Lost Story of Kate Hewitt, the Secret Love of Gettysburg’s First Hero
Diligent research reveals the true identity of General John Reynolds' mysterious fiancée
LEAVE THEM STANDING: Confederate monuments must remain at Gettysburg to help interpret the Civil War’s causes and consequences
Prominent historian Gary W. Gallagher argues how Confederate monuments on the Gettysburg battlefield can serve as invaluable teaching tools.
