General Braxton Bragg
Opening Moves on the Rio Grande: The Relief of Fort Texas
By David A. NorrisThe hot days at Fort Texas were about to get a lot hotter. For days, the men of the 7th U.S. Read more
General Braxton Bragg
The 1862 Battle of Richmond: The Confederacy in the Balance
By Pedro GarciaOur cause is on the advance—our star in the ascendant. The tide is swelling in our favor: shall we take it at its flood…? Read more
General Braxton Bragg
Medal of Honor Awardee Horace Porter’s Astonishing Career
By Richard H. Owens, Ph.D.Horace Porter was born April 15, 1837 in Huntingdon, Pa. He traced his ancestry and family motto, “Vigilantia et virtute,” to William De La Grange, who accompanied William the Conqueror to England in 1066. Read more
General Braxton Bragg
The Battle of Perryville: Death on a Dry River
By Joshua ShepherdFor Union Lieutenant Harrison Millard, it was an unsettling development. An aide on the staff of Brig. Gen. Read more
General Braxton Bragg
American Civil War Timeline – Southern Offensives Turned Back
by William E. WelshConfederate offensives into two border states, Maryland and Kentucky, formed the key highlights of the second half of 1862 for the Confederacy. Read more
General Braxton Bragg
Visiting the Battle of Chickamauga
By William E. WelshAn hour before the sun reached its zenith on September 20, 1863, on the second day of a hard-fought battle on a sluggish stream in the north Georgia woods, Union Brig. Read more
General Braxton Bragg
Winter War: Visiting the Stones River Battlefield
by William E. WelshThe gray and blue soldiers were encamped south of Nashville, Tennessee, at the rail depot of Murfreesboro. Read more
