The Confederate Run for New Orleans
•October 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The prize was enormous: The outlet and Queen City of the Mississippi River. Its capture would hobble the Confederacy, but it would not be easy. More »
•October 16, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The prize was enormous: The outlet and Queen City of the Mississippi River. Its capture would hobble the Confederacy, but it would not be easy. More »
•October 9, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
When the Federal cause was in mortal danger at the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Hancock did what had to be done …and more. More »
•October 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Civil War mortars were the feared precision artillery weapon of the Victorian Age. More »
•October 7, 2018 • 1 Comment
Few Union men saw more of the Civil War or its principal commanders than Medal of Honor awardee Horace Porter. More »
•October 5, 2018 • 1 Comment
With a plethora of colorful nicknames, alcohol was widely abused in both Union and Confederate armies during the Civil War. More »
•October 5, 2018 • 1 Comment
The Irish Rifles (37th New York Volunteers) fought with courage and discipline at the Battle of Chancellorsville. More »
•October 5, 2018 • 1 Comment
His army reduced to shambles, Confederate General Jubal Early waited uneasily at Waynesboro, Virginia, to do battle one last time with Phil Sheridan. More »
•September 30, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Personal identification badges were worn by soldiers in the Civil War to avoid the dreaded ‘nameless grave.’ More »
•September 29, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
In 1864, Confederate leaders gave the okay to set up a major spy ring in Canada. Agents immediately began plotting to spread terror in the Union. More »
•September 28, 2018 • Read Comments (2)
Timothy Webster, one of the country’s greatest Civil War spies, met a hard but not uncommon end at the hands of his enemies. More »
