Civil War Battles
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.
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Rebellion Denouement
Union veterans had no doubt about Gettysburg’s significance as a turning point in the conflict
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Hidden Heroes: News on the Run J.R. McClanahan and ‘The Moving Appeal’
America’s history has been frequently marked by contentious relations between the government and the press.
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Interview With Thomas Van Winkle: Caretakers of the Core
Thomas Van Winkle, president of the board of directors for the Central Virginia Battlefields Trust, has been working for battlefield preservation since 1996.
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Audiobook Review| Lincoln’s Last Trial: The Murder Case that Propelled Him to the Presidency
A look into a stenographer's trial transcript, capturing how Abraham Lincoln’s sharp wit and folksy manner saved a client from the noose.
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Trailside: Freedom’s Harbor
The Civil War-era contributions of African Americans from Maryland’s coastline helped shape a new nation
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Fire-Eater’s Fantasy
Edmund Ruffin’s 1860 book predicted a Civil War from which the South emerged triumphant
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Soldiers Hump the Southwest—with Camels
The antebellum army experimented in traveling with the four-legged ships of the desert
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‘My Soul Is Vexed Within Me So’
The rise and fall of Martin Delany, the U.S. Army’s visionary first black officer.
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Fighting on Multiple Fronts
Should campaigns against Native Americans and Confederates be viewed as one war or two?
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Dr. Gatling’s Wonder Weapon
Union leaders never fell in love with what might have been the civil war’s most lethal KILLER.
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Rambling: Presidential Suite
A Maryland family helped nurse wounded Rutherford B. Hayes.
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From the Crossroads: No Remorse
An ‘earnest’ rebel from Alabama helped save Antietam and Gettysburg for future generations
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Pure Chaos: Braxton Bragg’s subordinates sabotaged victory at Chickamauga
Tellingly, after the Confederates’ hard-won victory at Chickamauga, Braxton Bragg’s major subordinates petitioned Davis to relieve him of his command.
