Deep Blue in a Reb State
Martinsburg’s unionist passion was so unshakable, confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town ‘little Massachusetts
How a New York Dentist Developed a Unique “Volley Gun”
The Billinghurst Requa Battery, a breechloading gun, consisted of 25 horizontally arrayed barrels and required a crew of three to work it.
Battle of the Mounts: Two of the Civil War’s Fiercest Cavalry Commanders Face Off
In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.
Soldiers in the Capitol: Then and Now
One observer wrote in 1861, "it almost broke my heart to see the soldiers bring armfuls of bacon and hams and throw them down upon the floor of the marble room."
Hero’s Welcome at Gettysburg
At Gettysburg’s 1888 grand reunion, Confederate outcast James Longstreet turned man of the hour. but his memory tour was nearly fatal
Head of Class
Former schoolteacher finds a fitting home as one of John Hunt Morgan’s vaunted Cavalry raiders
How the South’s European Spymaster Built a Formidable Fleet that Challenged Union Naval Power
Hoping to smash the entire Union Navy, the Confederacy tried to buy the most lethal fleet afloat
‘Humanity Forbade Them to Starve’: Grant at Vicksburg
As Grant focused on taking Vicksburg, he found compassion to combat a contraband crisis
Pedal-Powered War Tour
A headless corpse, a slave cemetery, and a kamikaze insect make for a lively Civil War-themed bike ride
Curtin Called: The Elite Forces of the Pennsylvania Reserves
The soldiers of governor Andrew Curtin’s unique Pennsylvania reserves division were some of the best fighters in the army of the Potomac
Calico & Cake: Mosby’s Rangers Had a Raucous Fourth of July in 1864
Mosby’s Rangers had a raucous 1864 Independence Day at Point of Rocks, Md.
