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05/13/2024

As Grant focused on taking Vicksburg, he found compassion to combat a contraband crisis.

05/13/2024

Hoping to smash the entire Union Navy, the Confederacy tried to buy the most lethal fleet afloat.

Hoping to smash the entire Union Navy, the Confederacy tried to buy the most lethal fleet afloat

05/12/2024

In June 1864 two of the Civil War’s fiercest cavalry commanders faced off at Trevilian Station, Virginia.

05/12/2024

Martinsburg's Unionist passion was so unshakable, Confederates resorted to calling the key western Virginia town 'little Massachusetts.'

05/12/2024

In 'The Scourge of War,' Brian Holden Reid examines the many facets of the famous general in equal measure.

In 'The Scourge of War,' Brian Holden Reid examines the many facets of the famous general in equal measure

05/12/2024

Christopher Spencer’s seven-shot repeating rifle gave Union forces in the Civil War a fearsome edge against their Confederate enemies.

05/10/2024

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.

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

05/10/2024

For more than 50 years the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, beat the odds and its harsh surroundings to provide opportunity for former slaves and their descendants.

For more than 50 years the town of Nicodemus, Kansas, beat the odds and its harsh surroundings to provide opportunity for former slaves and their descendants

05/09/2024

A common farmer from Virginia and a millionaire general from new York transcended the horrors of the wilderness through simple acts of decency.

A common farmer from Virginia and a millionaire general from new York transcended the horrors of the wilderness through simple acts of decency

05/08/2024

Four Southern soldiers recall their initiation to war.

05/08/2024

John Reeves' new book examines a pivotal decade in the life of the great general.

05/08/2024

A Union officer’s heroism at Shepherdstown awed both friend and foe.

Lieutenant Lemuel Crocker’s heroism at Shepherdstown awed both friend and foe.

05/07/2024

“Fighting Joe” really put to the test the motto “I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time."

“Fighting Joe” really put to the test the motto “I ain't here for a long time, I'm here for a good time"

05/07/2024

The general's controversial orders encouraged rougher treatment of soldiers and their families.

05/07/2024

A new book explores every facet of the September 1862 battle.

05/06/2024

During its heyday, blockade running was a systematic and, for many, a lucrative operation run by a cartel of industrious merchant princes.

During its heyday, blockade running was a systematic and, for many, a lucrative operation run by a cartel of industrious merchant princes

05/06/2024

Samuel DeGolyer’s Michigan battery fought masterfully during the Vicksburg Campaign.

05/06/2024

The President’s faithful secretaries led a crusade to preserve his place in history.

05/06/2024

A detailed look at the world that Confederate politicians and planners imagined would exist in the wake of a Southern victory in the Civil War.

A detailed look at the world that Confederate politicians and planners imagined would exist in the wake of a Southern victory in the Civil War

05/05/2024

With Maine torn apart by political violence in 1880, war hero Joshua Chamberlain again answered the call.

With Maine torn apart by political violence in 1880, war hero Joshua Chamberlain again answered the call

05/05/2024

John Bachelder worked tirelessly to commemorate the July 1863 battle.

John Bachelder worked tirelessly to commemorate the July 1863 battle

05/05/2024

Alabama cavalrymen spearheaded General Sherman’s March to the Sea.

Alabama cavalrymen spearheaded General Sherman’s March to the Sea

05/05/2024

J.E.B. Stuart’s second “Ride Around McClellan” proved just as critical as his more famous first.

J.E.B. Stuart’s second “Ride Around McClellan” proved just as critical as his more famous first

05/03/2024

Scientist Matthew Maury modernized navigation techniques but his racist politics have made him a pariah.

05/03/2024

Through fire and fury, fighting men formed special bonds with their war horses.

05/02/2024

The courage and bold command decisions of America's first admiral, David Glasgow Farragut, resulted in a stunning victory for the Union during the Civil War.

The courage and bold command decisions of America's first admiral, David Glasgow Farragut, resulted in a stunning victory for the Union during the Civil War

05/01/2024

Memories, and two ancient trees, linger at Confederate General Leonidas Polk’s mansion, consumed in a postwar blaze.

04/30/2024

Personality clash between fiery Rebel commanders comes to a head during the trek to Gettysburg.

04/30/2024

Now on permanent display at the National Archives.

04/29/2024

Canister and its forerunner grapeshot were the most fearsome artillery projectiles of the Civil War.

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