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Peach Orchard Bloodbath: Day 2 of the Battle of Gettysburg

The Confederate attack during the second day of the Battle of Gettysburg overran the Union III Corps and, in one place, reached the crest of Cemetery Ridge.

9 September 2020

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Rebel Gamble at Nashville

The fate of John Bell Hood’s counter-invasion of Tennessee in late 1864 rested on whether he could defeat George H. Thomas at Nashville.

12 June 2020

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Battle of Perryville: Death in the Kentucky Hills

The armies of Don Carlos Buell and Braxton Bragg collided at Perryville, Kentucky, in October 1862 in a confused battle in which the Confederates landed a heavy blow.

8 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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Rebel Misfire at Gettysburg

Confederate General Robert Rodes’ initial attack against the Union I Corps atop Oak Ridge on the first day of Gettysburg was soundly repulsed until he committed his reserve.

5 May 2020

Carl Gnam

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The Main Civil War Generals Who Helped Define the War

Noted writer and editor Roy Morris Jr. shares his personal list of the Civil War generals who defined the war and shaped its outcome for the North and the South.

26 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Pickett’s Charge: “We Gained Nothing But Glory”

In the humid stillness of a July afternoon, 12,000 Confederate troops began marching slowly across open farmland toward the aptly named Cemetery Ridge. “This is a desperate thing to attempt,” said one Rebel general to another.

24 April 2020

Carl Gnam

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Sharp Clash at North Anna

Ulysses S. Grant’s drive on Richmond in May 1864 faced a difficult tactical challenge when Robert E. Lee’s army entrenched behind the North Anna River.

11 February 2020

Carl Gnam

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Long Odds At the Battle of Jonesborough

The Confederate counterattack at the Battle of Jonesborough in the late summer of 1864 was borne of desperation to prevent the Union Army from encircling Atlanta.

24 January 2020

Carl Gnam

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A Fierce Glory: The Battle of Antietam

The story of the 7th Maine Regiment is typical of the many gripping narratives that illuminate the pivotal Battle of Antietam in this new book.

18 January 2020

Carl Gnam

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Weapons: Confederate Submarine H. L. Hunley

Despite being plagued by misfortune, the Confederate submarine H.L. Hunley became the first underwater vessel to sink an enemy warship.

13 December 2019

Carl Gnam

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Grant’s Ordeal at the Battle of Shiloh

Ulysses S. Grant faced a formidable command challenge on the first day at Shiloh in April 1862 when caught off guard by Albert Sydney Johnston’s spirited Rebel attack.

10 December 2019

Carl Gnam

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Soldiers: Edward O.C. Ord

Major General Edward O.C. Ord was one of Ulysses S. Grant’s most-trusted battlefield commanders during the Civil War.

3 December 2019

Carl Gnam

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Longstreet’s Hammer Blow at Manassas

Major General James Longstreet meticulously prepared his flank attack against Maj. Gen. John Pope’s Union Army at Second Manassas in order to achieve maximum effect.

31 October 2019

Carl Gnam

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Daring Union Naval Raid

The U.S. Navy devised special explosives to destroy the CSS Albemarle, an ironclad guarding the approaches to Plymouth, North Carolina.

2 April 2019

Carl Gnam

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Union General John Pope: Cracking Island No. 10

John Pope used geography, intelligence, engineering, and sweat—with a big dose of courage from the Carondelet—to crack the nut of Island No. 10

31 March 2019

Carl Gnam

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