•January 26, 2019 • Be the First to Comment
Bushrod Johnson found fame as a Confederate general in the Civil War. An unlikely destiny for a man who had been born in Ohio and raised as a Quaker. More »
•December 28, 2018 • 1 Comment
In October 1859, Robert E. Lee and J.E.B. Stuart of the U.S. Army helped take back the federal arsenal at Harpers Ferry from notorious terrorist John Brown. More »
•December 21, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Secretary of War Jefferson Davis lobbied long and hard for the creation of two new cavalry regiments. More »
•December 19, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Starting with the first Battle of Bull Run, the United States Marine Corps took part in several significant battles on land and at sea during the Civil War. More »
•December 17, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Ulysses S. Grant smashed Forts Henry and Donelson in Kentucky, became the Union’s premier commander, and opened up Tennessee to a Federal invasion. More »
•September 20, 2018 • 1 Comment
At Fort Donelson National Battlefield, visitors soon learn that it was dissention that led to an unconditional Confederate surrender.
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