Civil War Figures
Slaves Forced to Serve Confederate Army Had to Choose Freedom or Family
Many blacks who entered Pennsylvania with the Army of Northern Virginia escaped—but many accepted bondage as the price of contact with loved ones
Civil War Battles
Robert E. Lee Jr.: The Legend’s Last Son Followed the Family to War
After serving as a junior officer, 'Rob' Lee wrote a renowned chronicle of his father's life
Civil War Battles
How Rebel Colonel Bryan Grimes Saved The Day at The Mule Shoe
Quick-thinking North Carolinian took command at a crucial point at Spotsylvania Court House
Civil War Battles
12 Forgotten Heroes of Gettysburg
For every Joshua Chamberlain, there was a soldier, blue or gray, whose bravery was overlooked
Civil War Figures
Manassas: How This Southern City Came To Be More Than a Battlefield
Destroyed in the war, isolated Virginia rail junction was rebuilt in a spirit of reconciliation
Civil War Battles
The War in Their Words: ‘The Meramack Headed Directly For Us’
A Union sailor left a remarkable first-hand account of the struggle between USS Monitor and CSS Virginia
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Battle of Honey Springs Decided Control of Indian Territory
Black and Native American soldiers outnumbered whites in overlooked July 1863 clash in what is now Oklahoma
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Simply Criminal: How Pickett’s Mill Flank Attack Foundered
The second bloodiest defeat in the 1864 Atlanta campaign devolved into a full frontal catastrophe
Civil War Battles
Worthy Successor
Southerners were sure J.E.B. Stuart’s death was catastrophic. At Haw’s Shop, Wade Hampton rekindled their optimism
Civil War Battles
Church in the Maelstrom: A historian’s reflection on the violence of the war’s first major battle
Before it lent its name to the April 6-7, 1862, battle, Shiloh Church was the center of a community.
Civil War Battles
From the Crossroads: Prized Land
Making Gettysburg the shrine it is today required a true team effort, with the input of veterans from both sides
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Rambling: His Place His Passion
To understand Clark “Bud” Hall’s passion for Brandy Station, where the war’s biggest cavalry battle was fought, you must explore his battlefield with him.
Civil War Figures
Explore: Old Town Winchester
For three years, Union and Confederate soldiers pounded through the heart of Winchester, Va.
Civil War Battles
Interview with Joan Cashin: Devastation
War Stuff: The Struggle for Human and Environmental Resources in the American Civil War by Joan E. Cashin explores the conduct of both Union and Confederate armies and the impact on local civilians.
Civil War Battles
The War In Their Words: ‘Our Rifles Spoke”
An Iron Brigade soldier recounts his baptism of fire at the battles of Brawner’s Farm and Second Bull Run
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Discord: A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen
A bitter feud between Generals John Gibbon and Joshua Owen, opposites in every regard, roiled the Army of the Potomac during the war. One would pay a dear price.
