A Look at John Wilkes Booth’s Escape Route After Assassinating Lincoln
Follow in the tracks of John Wilkes Booth’s desperate flee for freedom for a captivating adventure
Blog Roll: The Country Boys of the Civil War
The rough-hewn 3rd Arkansas made its presence felt in the Eastern Theater
‘Old Brains’ and ‘Granny Lee’: Civil War Soldiers Often Gave Their Generals Pointed Nicknames
No general experienced a greater turnaround in nicknames than Robert E. Lee
The Ultimate Price at the Battle of the Wilderness
A common farmer from Virginia and a millionaire general from new York transcended the horrors of the wilderness through simple acts of decency
Lessons from the Battle of Cedar Creek, 1864
Sheridan reversed a potential Confederate victory and permanently restored the Valley of Virginia to the Union. How did he succeed?
Haste Makes Waste
The Gardner cartridge was expedient to manufacture, but proved fragile
Maine’s Greatest War Hero Faces Down Another Insurrection
When political parties' fight for power turns violent, the only man capable of restoring order was the defender of Little Round Top
‘Shoot and be Damned’
A tense interaction between green soldiers and agitated civilians results in murder
The Evolution of Gettysburg
Five questions with Christopher Gwinn, Gettysburg’s Chief of Interpretation and Education
Citizen Soldiers of the Civil War
Three Volunteers from the same region of Pennsylvania experienced the war in very different ways
Elizabeth Keckly: The Black Woman Who Became a Part of the Lincoln Family
Mary Todd Lincoln's closest confidante was a seamstress born in slavery
Culture Clash: East vs. West
Despite an ugly clash of egos at the top, the Union Army’s 20th Corps proved in Georgia that eastern and western troops could find common ground in battle
Kill Zone: Union Artillery at the Battle of Stones River
Union artillery at the Battle of Stones River shredded Confederate attacks on January 2, 1863
Waterways of Freedom: African Americans found a new life in this Confederate stronghold
The town is steeped in the Confederate history so predominant in the South, but the area’s waterways made it a pivotal route on the Underground Railroad
New National Museum of the U.S. Army Opens at Virginia’s Fort Belvoir
After two decades of planning, fundraising, and construction, the National Museum of the United States Army finally opened
The Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 Cited in Latest Legal Action Against Capitol Agitators
House Homeland Security Chairman Bennie Thompson (D-Miss.), cited the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 to pursue legal action aimed at those who participated in the January 6 attack on the Capitol
