A Closer Look at First Assault at Antietam’s ‘Creek of Death’
Two of the 11th Connecticut's officers died in gallant rush on Burnside Bridge
The War Came Knocking on Spanglers’ Barn Door
Farm at crucial Gettysburg intersection was commandeered as 11th Corps hospital
The Campaign for a Continental Confederacy
The battle for the Southwestern desert was as crucial as the fighting back east
Rufus King: Popular General Whose Career Was Stigmatized by Illness
Accused of drunkenness at Second Bull Run even though evidence showed he suffered multiple epileptic seizures
Crucial Confrontation in Georgia: As Atlanta Fell, Jonesboro Burned
'Oh, the infamous wretches! It makes my blood run cold to witness the devastation that surrounds us!'
Fatal Sabbath: A Confederate Veteran’s Memoir of Chickamauga
Nearly five decades after the war, Southern officer remembers the confrontation that led to Federal retreat
The Forgotten Four Hills That Decided the Fight at Gettysburg
Want to see where the battle was won? Visit the high ground on the Union right
America’s Civil War Film Review: Hollywood Creates a Convincing Hero in “Harriet”
Underground Railroad's "Moses" is portrayed with determination and courage
Albert Sidney Johnston: Too Little, Too Late to Win the Western War
The general expected to save the Confederate heartland made a series of poor tactical and strategic decisions
Vicksburg: The Campaign That Confirmed Grant’s Greatness
Obscure Union general learns that only hard, long fighting and logistics will win the war
Dorsey Pender’s July 1 Attack on Seminary Ridge Helped Inspire Pickett’s Charge
Lee was impressed by the young major general's success in pushing Union troops through Gettysburg
Rambling: Suburban Sprawl Is Destroying the Stones River Battlefield
An Afghan War veteran laments the disappearance of hallowed landscape
The Battle of Orange Court House: Mounted Mayhem in the Streets
Much-maligned Yankee cavalry finally got the best of its Confederate rivals
Unknown Civil War Dead Are Nameless No Longer
Volunteers struggle to identify occupants of anonymous graves at Fredericksburg
Washington’s Survival Depended on Makeshift Flotilla
Small force of Navy ships battled Confederate guns to keep the Potomac open for traffic
