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Disaster at Queenston Heights

An ambitious plan to invade Canada and bring it into the American fold floundered on the steep slopes above the Niagara River.

7 June 2016

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The Creation of the U.S. Sanitary Commission

The U.S. Sanitary Commission assisted the hard-pressed Medical Department in providing aid and comfort to sick and wounded soldiers.

29 May 2016

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How Did Stonewall Jackson Actually Die?

Stonewall Jackson’s death in May 1863 is the stuff of legend, but its true cause remains a matter of medical dispute.

24 January 2016

Carl Gnam

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Emory Upton’s Assault on the Mule Shoe

With a bloody stalemate looming in the Virginia woods, a young Union colonel, Emory Upton, suggested a risky new maneuver to break the Rebel line.

24 January 2016

Carl Gnam

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The Seminole Indian War

Seminoles lied in wait to ambush U.S. Soldiers on the march through Indian Territory, fueling the Seminole Indian War.

26 November 2015

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Civil War Generals: Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill

Civil War Generals Stonewall Jackson and A.P. Hill spent as much time fighting with each other as they did the enemy.

15 November 2015

Carl Gnam

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Hancock the Superb: Winfield Scott Hancock & the Battle of Gettysburg

When the Federal cause was in mortal danger at the Battle of Gettysburg, Winfield Hancock did what had to be done …and more.

4 November 2015

Carl Gnam

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Words To Bayonets, Bayonets to Bombs: How the Civil War Escalated

Despite long decades of strife and argument between the North and South, no one expected the Civil War to devolve so suddenly into a bloodbath.

24 October 2015

Carl Gnam

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First Manassas: The Battle of Bull Run

At the First Battle of Bull Run during July 1861, the Federals had a good plan that very nearly worked…

17 October 2015

Carl Gnam

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Stonewall Jackson & Nathaniel Banks at Cedar Mountain

At Cedar Mountain, Nathaniel Banks set out to distract Lee by capturing the rail junction at Gordonsville. But Stonewall Jackson got there first.

4 October 2015

Carl Gnam

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General Frederick Funston

The General Wilson had originally Selected to lead America in World War I was not Pershing—it was General Frederick Funston.

28 September 2015

George Mathews

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The Irish Rifles At the Battle of Chancellorsville

The Irish Rifles (37th New York Volunteers) fought with courage and discipline at the Battle of Chancellorsville.

15 September 2015

Carl Gnam

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The Battle of Waynesboro: Jubal Early’s Last Stand

His army reduced to shambles, Confederate General Jubal Early waited uneasily at Waynesboro, Virginia, to do battle one last time with Phil Sheridan.

11 September 2015

Carl Gnam

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Stonewall Jackson’s Hard Defeat At The Second Battle of Manassas

Confederate General, Stonewall Jackson, suffered bitter defeat at the hands of the 'Iron Brigade' at the Second Battle of Manassas.

27 August 2015

Carl Gnam

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Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson (1767-1845)

Andrew “Old Hickory” Jackson’s presidency was preceded by his reputation as a hothead, but an indomitable and effective general.

23 July 2015

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