•January 4, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Confederate Maj. Gen. James Ewell Brown Stuart, commander of the cavalry corps of the Army of Northern Virginia, vowed that he “had rather die than be whipped.” His vow would be answered at Yellow Tavern. More »
•January 1, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
After Union General Franz Sigel moved into the Shenandoah valley in 1864, Confederate forces fell back and then attacked. More »
•December 28, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate cavalry prepared a last desperate charge on the Union lines at Gettysburg. More »
•December 24, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
After weeks of mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s capital hosted a two-day Grand Review of its victorious armies. More »
•December 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Politics and intrigue surrounded the appointment of the new Lieutenant General. More »
•December 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
In October 1863, Robert E. Lee moved north against the Union Arm at Centerville, Virginia. More »
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In late September 1864, Ulysses S. Grant mounted his fifth offensive against Confederate forces at Petersburg, Virginia. More »
•December 8, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
After crossing the North Anna River, Ulysses S. Grant’s Union forces headed toward Cold Harbor. More »
•November 29, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Led by “Old Rough and Ready,” the outnumbered American Army drove Mexican forces back across the Rio Grande and moved on to Palo Alto. More »
•November 23, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
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 »
