The Union Army of the Potomac’s artillery reserve used massed cannons to provide concentrated and sustained firepower.   More »

The Battle of Gettysburg was of course a pivotal moment in the American Civil War, but the facts are sometimes more bizarre than the legends.   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 »

Historians are always in argument over how General Kilpatrick’s raid on Richmond had failed, but how did it come about? Read more about it inside.   More »

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 »

After Union General Franz Sigel moved into the Shenandoah valley in 1864, Confederate forces fell back and then attacked.   More »

Robert E. Lee’s Confederate cavalry prepared a last desperate charge on the Union lines at Gettysburg.   More »

After weeks of mourning the death of Abraham Lincoln, the nation’s capital hosted a two-day Grand Review of its victorious armies.   More »

Politics and intrigue surrounded the appointment of the new Lieutenant General.   More »