In 168 BC Roman legionaries and Macedonian phalangites fought to decide once and for all who would rule the ancient Mediterranean
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Daily Quiz for April 6, 2018
Without the assistance of notes, this one-term U.S. president delivered his 3,319 word inaugural address from memory.
The Prisoner of Shark Island
John Ford’s brooding 1936 film takes some liberties with Dr. Samuel Mudd’s story.
ACW Book Review: Giants
Giants: The Parallel Lives of Frederick Douglass and Abraham Lincoln by John Stauffer, Twelve, […]
ACW Book Review: Wiregrass to Appomattox
Wiregrass to Appomattox: The Untold Story of the 50th Georgia Infantry Regiment, CSA by […]
Book Review: Antietam, South Mountain & Harpers Ferry / A Battlefield Guide
Antietam, South Mountain & Harpers Ferry: A Battlefield Guide by Ethan S. Rafuse, Bison […]
ACW Book Review: Lincoln- The Biography of a Writer
Lincoln: The Biography of a Writer by Fred Kaplan, Harper, 2008, $27.95 In her […]
Standing By Their Man
With the president in the hot seat, Northern leaders gather to pledge their support—if […]
The Missouri Guerrilla Hunt
While Bobby Lee was giving the Federals fits in the East, Rebel insurgents turned this Western state into a lawless no man’s land.
Stoking Memories of the Hottest Spot at Antietam
Pennsylvania veterans put up a simple tribute that became a cherished monument to a momentous fight.