John Matteson eschews history on the grand scale for a view shaped by the experiences of Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr., John Pelham, Walt Whitman, Arthur Fuller, and Louisa May Alcott
Retired Army Brig. Gen. Ty Seidule combines history and memoir, reflecting on Confederate memorials and his education in segregated academies
In wars throughout history, for better or for worse, the clock has always been ticking
Why exactly was Robert E. Lee so opposed to sending help to Mississippi in 1863?
For starters, there is scant evidence he said that “Headquarters in the Saddle” line
John Rawlins used his brains and blue language to keep his boss in check
Learn more about Baltimore's Civil War past, when Southern sympathizers attacked Union troops in April 1861—the war’s first blood drawn in action
George B. McClellan is accused of character defects and mental illness for his religious beliefs. But those views were not unique
Frederick, Md., became the scene of epic changes in military medicine during the Civil War
Canister and its forerunner grapeshot were the most fearsome artillery projectiles of the Civil War
From 1907 until 1947 Buffalo Soldiers, known for their exceptional horsemanship, taught white cadets riding skills and tactics at the West Point Military Academy
Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg
A “High Private” relays his experiences on the march from Manassas, Va., to Sharpsburg, Md.
The congressman did not start out a revolutionary; he became one
The defeated Confederate president’s dramatic capture—in fact and fiction
Memories, and two ancient trees, linger at Confederate General Leonidas Polk’s mansion, consumed in a postwar blaze
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