Civil War Figures
Former Pension Bureau a Stunning Tribute to Civil War Veterans
Maj. Gen. Montgomery C. Meigs designed the former Pension Bureau building in Washington to be both functional and awe-inspiring
Civil War Battles
Slaves Forced to Serve Confederate Army Had to Choose Freedom or Family
Many blacks who entered Pennsylvania with the Army of Northern Virginia escaped—but many accepted bondage as the price of contact with loved ones
Civil War Battles
Robert E. Lee Jr.: The Legend’s Last Son Followed the Family to War
After serving as a junior officer, 'Rob' Lee wrote a renowned chronicle of his father's life
Civil War Figures
Union General Abner Doubleday Forever Seethed About ‘Unfair Treatment’ At Gettysburg
Years after the climactic Pennsylvania battle, Doubleday continued to defend his actions and denigrate his superiors
Civil War Battles
The War in Their Words: ‘The Meramack Headed Directly For Us’
A Union sailor left a remarkable first-hand account of the struggle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia
American Civil War
Sketches From Inside a Confederate Prison
A Union veteran commissioned artwork depicting his life in Andersonville and Florence
Civil War Figures
Review | ‘We Give Them Hell’
The Union defeat at the First Battle of Bull Run inspired 37-year old Wisconsin flour mill owner Henry Young to fight for the Union cause.
Civil War Figures
Your Help Wanted: Join the Effort to Transcribe African American Civil War Soldier Records
University of Chicago sociologist John Clegg is using the Union Army records of African-American men like Abram Garvin to learn about self-emancipation.
Civil War Figures
The War In Their Words: I Am The Colonel’s Orderly
A soldier’s diary preserves the only known text of an Emory Upton speech
Civil War Battles
Church in the Maelstrom: A historian’s reflection on the violence of the war’s first major battle
Before it lent its name to the April 6-7, 1862, battle, Shiloh Church was the center of a community.
American Civil War
Facing the Enemy: The crucible of combat forged unique unit cultures within Civil War regiments
Tactical success in combat rests upon a foundation of deeply human factors, and the battles of the Civil War were no exception.
Civil War Battles
Rambling: His Place His Passion
To understand Clark “Bud” Hall’s passion for Brandy Station, where the war’s biggest cavalry battle was fought, you must explore his battlefield with him.
American Civil War
Insight: Off The Tracks
The Confederacy failed to take advantage of railroad technology
Civil War Figures
Explore: Old Town Winchester
For three years, Union and Confederate soldiers pounded through the heart of Winchester, Va.
Civil War Battles
Interview with Joan Cashin: Devastation
War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War by Joan E. Cashin explores the conduct of both Union and Confederate armies and the impact on local civilians.
Civil War Figures
The War In Their Words: ‘Our Rifles Spoke”
An Iron Brigade soldier recounts his baptism of fire at the battles of Brawner’s Farm and Second Bull Run
