Grant at Breakneck Speed
The new mini-series takes a quick look at the Union general’s long road to success
McClellan: Did He Have the ‘Slows’ or a Supply Crisis?
Though most historians call him a crybaby, documents show Washington deliberately withheld needed matériel
Schuyler Hamilton, Scion of American Heroes, Is a Civil War ‘What If’
Alexander Hamilton's grandson was born to be a great general, but illness intervened
For Your Civil War Buff’s Bucket List: Centralia, Mo.
When history travel becomes a reality, visit the small town where the border war got seriously ugly
The Complex Legacy of Appomattox
The surrender at Appomattox Court House has been remembered—and misremembered—from the day the Army of Northern Virginia laid down its arms.
Future Wild West Stars Meet While Serving as Union Spies in Missouri
"Wild Bill" and "Buffalo Bill," each dressed in gray, had a snack while chasing Confederates under Sterling Price
Riverboat Espionage: How a Confederate Officer Spied From the Decks of a Prison Ship
During the Red River Campaign, a Louisiana major kept notes on a newspaper and eventually slipped them to a Rebel general
Lincoln’s Second Inaugural Address Is a Speech for the Ages
With malice toward none, with charity toward all, the president seeks to binds the wounds of the nation
Civil War Times Review: Lincoln Administration’s Troubleshooter
Charles A. Dana went wherever he was needed to act as Stanton's spy
Ten Civil War Generals Who Died Unusual Deaths
The bizarre and tragic fates of 10 Civil War generals
Confederate Ordnance Chief Did a Bang-Up Job Supplying the South
Late in the war, General Josiah Gorgas advocated arming slaves to fight
Rebel General from Abolitionist Enclave Massachusetts
General Daniel Ruggles turned his back on his Yankee roots to fight for the Confederacy
Congress Changed the Way Lincoln Fought the Civil War
Radical Republicans pushed for aggressive military policy, emancipation, and Western expansion
War in Their Words: ‘I Can Make My Time Endurable’
A Norwegian immigrant wrote letters home in his native language and invisible ink
Libbie Custer’s Literary Love Affair With Her Late Husband
For nearly six decades after Little Big Horn, George Custer's widow burnished the general's reputation and wrote movingly of reconciliation with former foes
