Did Confederate II Corps commander Richard Ewell make the right decision in hesitating to attack the enemy in the late hours of July 1?   More »

Named by locals, Devil’s Den saw the Devil’s work during the Battle of Gettysburg as Blue and Gray fought desperately among the boulders.   More »

Although the craft of photography was still in its infancy, battlefield photographers managed to make lasting record of the conflict.   More »

An plan to tunnel beneath Confederate defenses at Petersburg and blast a huge hole inadvertently became a crater of death for Union soldiers.   More »

Polish-born Union Army Colonel Wlodzimierz Kryzanowski showed great skill handling his troops during key battles of the American Civil War.   More »

The popular picnic ground at Culp’s Hill would find itself the focus of much grimmer activities during the Battle of Gettysburg.   More »

While Confederate defenders at Petersburg manned their lines in the predawn hours of July 30, 1864, a long fuse sputtered in the earth beneath them.   More »

This gun-howitzer became a mainstay of the Union artillery during the Civil War, proving its worth at Gettysburg.   More »

Inventor John Griffen’s 3-inch Ordnance Rifle was one of the safest, most reliable, and most accurate cannons of the American Civil War.   More »

When the Federal cause was in mortal danger at the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Hancock did what had to be done …and more.   More »