The Battle of Champion’s Hill was a decisive moment in the American Civil War, and it would come to define the careers of many commanders.   More »

The Battle of Shiloh was a lost opportunity for the Confederates, but today, Shiloh National Military Park is a must-see for Civil War enthusiasts.   More »

This week, author and Civil War Quarterly editor Roy Morris Jr. shares with us his personal list of the main Civil War generals who defined the war and shaped its outcome for the North and the South.   More »

Ulysses S. Grant led Union forces to victory over the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia in the Civil War and became President of the United States.   More »

How the native Kentuckian and hardened war veteran rejoined the Army of Northern Virginia just in time for the bloodiest battle of the American Civil War.   More »

In 1862, the Civil War became deadly serious, and the people of the North and South realized the war would be long and bloody.   More »

Both the North and the South used the Western Theater as dumping grounds, especially for leaders seen as incompetent.
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Confederate Lt. Gen. James Longstreet faced a daunting task trying to dislodge Maj. Gen. Ambrose Burnside’s Federals from Knoxville, Tennessee.   More »

Ulysses S. Grant altered the course of the war in the west for the Union Army in February 1862 with the capture of Forts Henry and Donelson.   More »

Union General William T. Sherman’s March to the Sea was a defining chapter in the American Civil War; Sherman became remembered in the South as a brutal proponent of total war.   More »