Cloaked Vengeance: George Pickett and the Hanging of Union Prisoners
What was a bitter George Pickett thinking when he ordered the hanging of Union prisoners at Kinston, N.C., in 1864?
Painter at War: Winslow Homer’s Civil War Art
In 1861, Harper’s Weekly sent future master painter Winslow Homer to cover the Civil War. View our online gallery of some of his wartime artwork
‘True to their country’: How Army of the Potomac Soldiers Propelled Lincoln to a Second Term
With the nation’s future at stake, Army of the Potomac soldiers once loyal to George McClellan propelled Lincoln to a second term
Where was ‘Little Phil’?
Few things vex historians more than conflicting testimony from witnesses to the same event
True Grit: Maj. Gen. George Sears Greene at Antietam
Culp’s Hill Hero also deserves credit for his valiant effort on America’s bloodiest day
Leave Them Standing
Confederate monuments must remain at Gettysburg to help interpret the Civil War’s causes and consequences
Fort and Fortitude: Pushing the Confederate Army to the Breaking Point
Known in official reports as Redoubt H, it was a key part of the Union’s plan to push the Confederate army to the breaking point.
Antietam’s Cornfield Maelstrom
Antietam’s opening fight turned a field of crops into a scene of slaughter
Civil War Times Reviews: Lincoln’s Antagonists
Radicals in Congress—Black Republicans and a belligerent Copperhead—played a central role in prosecuting the war and impeaching Andrew Johnson
