John Logan
Battle of Belmont: Ulysses S. Grant’s First Battle
By Donald J. Roberts IIWhen the Civil War started in 1861, there were only two officers in the Union Army who had commanded a force in battle larger than a brigade. Read more
John Logan
Sealing Vicksburg’s Fate
By Lawrence WeberDuring the Civil War, the strategic importance of Vicksburg, Mississippi, was readily apparent to both the Union and the Confederacy. Read more
John Logan
Clash at Bald Hill: Atlanta’s Bloodiest Day
By William E. WelshThe guide shook uncontrollably when the gray-clad general pointed his pistol at him in the backwoods of central Georgia on the evening of July 21, 1864. Read more
John Logan
Remembering a Day of Remembrance
By Flint WhitlockThis year, as I have done almost every year for the past 30 years, I took part in the Memorial Day ceremony at the 10th Mountain Division War Memorial near the division’s former training area high up in the Colorado Rockies. Read more
John Logan
Visiting Kennesaw Mountain National Battlefield Park
by William E. WelshKennesaw Mountain was an alluring sight to General Joseph E. Johnston as he fell back from Allatoona Pass in mid-June 1864 toward the Confederate supply hub of Atlanta. Read more
