Major General David Hunter wanted to make Yankee soldiers of former slaves—but first he […]
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‘Old Blue Light’ attends a hanging
Thomas J. Jackson contemplated mortality as John Brown met his death.
Interview: Channeling the Great Emancipator
Actor-writer David Selby has frequently portrayed President Abraham Lincoln, most recently for the Lincoln […]
The Civil War Today: September 2009
Doctor wants to find out what was ailing Abe We know what killed Abraham […]
Unforgiven: Robert E. Lee’s Conflicted Legacy
For some a secular saint, for others a symbol of oppression
Daily Quiz for April 5, 2018
This iconic landmark began as a sketch on a napkin in a coffeehouse in 1959. The artist was Edward S. Carlson.
Fury in St. Albans, Vermont
A tiny town near the Canadian border should have been the last place for […]
‘Bitter Bierce’ and the macabre side of war
Chilling, unpredictable war stories were the forte of Ambrose Bierce. Before there was Alfred […]
The Genius of Philip II
Western warfare that united Greece and enabled his son Alexander to conquer the world.
Is the IDF Invincible?
Are the Israel Defense Forces really the world’s best army—or have they fought nothing […]