No Rest for Man or Beast: The Brutal Battle of Yellow Tavern
"Six Days of Awful Fighting" shows the chaos and violence of cavalry warfare and its impact on the movements of both Union and Confederate armies leading to the bloodbath at Cold Harbor
The Hard-Luck Regiment of the 107th Ohio Volunteer Infantry
Author Brian Matthew Jordan details the history of the regiment, which survived being decimated at both Chancellorsville and Gettysburg
Some 20,000 Hispanics Fought in the Civil War—Here’s the Story of One Bugler from Mexico City
Years of research reveal the fascinating story of a Union bugler
A Unique Nation? Exposing the Crisis of American Exceptionalism in the Civil War Era
The central paradox: 19th-century Americans’ unshakable belief in their nation’s exceptionalism, despite its status as the world’s largest slave-owning empire
Man in the Shadows: The Most Important Union Officer You Have Never Heard Of
John Rawlins may be the most important Union officer you have never heard of
Can You Dig it? Archaeologists Take on Culp’s Hill
Archaeologists can’t swing a metal detector without getting a hit
Losing the Lost Cause: An Interview with Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule combines history and memoir, reflecting on Confederate memorials and his education in segregated academies
Should Pope be a Punchline?
For starters, there is scant evidence he said that “Headquarters in the Saddle” line
In God We Trust: Did George B. McClellan Suffer from a Messianic Complex?
George B. McClellan is accused of character defects and mental illness for his religious beliefs. But those views were not unique
Canister and Grape: You Wouldn’t Want to Get Hit with Either
Canister and its forerunner grapeshot were the most fearsome artillery projectiles of the Civil War
Thaddeus Stevens: The Evolution of the Egalitarian
The congressman did not start out a revolutionary; he became one
It Was the Handsomest Country Residence in Tennessee — in 1874 it Burned to the Ground
Memories, and two ancient trees, linger at Confederate General Leonidas Polk’s mansion, consumed in a postwar blaze
Camp Nelson Revived
Camp Nelson served as a critical supply depot, training center, and forward base for the Federal Army during the Civil War
Ken Burns’s ‘Civil War’ PBS Series is 30 — Does it Still Measure Up?
How does the iconic PBS series measure up three decades on?
The Queen’s Gambit, Civil War Style
Even in the digital age, Civil War board gaming remains a popular pastime
A Prime Accoutrement: The Cap Box
Cap boxes were deceptively intricate, essential pieces of gear
