Union Admiral David Farragut, preparing to brave the frowning bluffs of Port Hudson, kept […]
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Gilleland’s Double-Barrel Cannon
John Gilleland developed a revolutionary double-barreled cannon meant to sweep Union infantry off the […]
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Eyewitness to War – Letters: Jan. ’97 America’s Civil War Feature
Charles Town, West Virginia September 26, 1862 Dear Father and Wife, I take […]
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Fourth Eyewitness to War Letter
Camp 12 miles below Richmond August 12, 1862 Dear Wife, I take advantage of […]
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Mission to Relieve Fort Sumter – September ’97 America’s Civil War Feature
By John D. Pelzer For three long months, Major Robert Anderson and his besieged […]
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Taking of Burnside Bridge – September ’97 America’s Civil War Feature
By John M. Priest While Union commander George McClellan fumed and the Battle of […]
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Rebel Stand at Drewry’s Bluff – November ’97 America’s Civil War Feature
By Jon Guttman While Union Maj. Gen. George B. McClellan’s Army of the Potomac […]
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Third Eyewitness to War Letter
To: Mrs. Elizabeth Chandler October 28, 1862 Dear Madam, I entreat your husband’s request […]
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Eyewitness- May ’97 America’s Civil War Feature
Confederate Captain Charles Bruce kept his father apprised of conditions during the crucial Peninsula […]
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Virginia Yankee at Perryville
On the night of October 7, 1862, the eve of the Battle of Perryville, […]