By Christopher Miskimon
Special Forces Sergeant Nick Brokhausen awoke to the taste of dirt in his mouth and the crump of exploding mortar bombs. Above him there were voices but he could not tell who they were. Hands pulled him from the ground where he had been lying face down. Nick   More »

Personal identification badges were worn by soldiers in the Civil War to avoid the dreaded ‘nameless grave.’   More »

For his part in the Sand Creek Massacre and his lust for power, John Chivington is often regarded as one of America’s worst leaders in history.   More »

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 versatile Martini-Henry rifle was a mainstay of the British Empire during Queen Victoria’s numerous ‘little’ wars.   More »

Colonel Patrick Kelly was a beloved Union commander who led the Irish Brigade into the Wheatfield at the Battle of Gettysburg.   More »

Louisiana held an interesting political climate during the American Civil War, and suffered many political hardships in the years that followed.    More »

Few photographers were able to capture as big a cross-section of people, places and events during the Civil War as Mathew Brady.   More »

Earlier this month, researchers began a conservation and restoration project on the Hunley that will last the next five years.   More »

New archaeological digs conducted across the country might be able to offer new insight into prison life during the American Civil War.   More »