•December 7, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
At the battle of Brandy Station, the Union cavalry proved their mettle against the Confederates in the largest cavalry clash in North America. More »
•September 26, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
The Kilpatrick-Dahlgren raid on Richmond aimed to skewer the Confederate capital, but instead became known as ‘The Dahlgren Affair.’ More »
•September 10, 2018 • 1 Comment
Two of the Civil War’s most colorful cavalry officers butted heads at Buckland Mills, Virginia: J.E.B. Stuart and Judson ‘Kill Cavalry’ Kilpatrick.
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•August 31, 2018 • Be the First to Comment
Both during the Civil War and for years afterward, many prominent photographers visited Sumter, including James M. Osborn and Samuel Cooley. More »
•November 16, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Ulysses S. Grant would later admit that Cold Harbor was the one battle he “would not fight again.” Many federal soldiers who survived would agree. More »
•November 6, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
General Wheeler used his cavalry effectively against the Union army in the western theater. More »
•May 4, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
With Richmond in the distance, Union General George B. McClellan divided his army in two. Confederate General Joseph Johnston struck immediately. More »
•April 21, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Robert E. Lee’s Confederate cavalry prepared a last desperate charge on the Union lines at Gettysburg. More »
•March 17, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
Confederate cavaliers under Brigadier General Fitzhugh Lee confidently charged into their Union counterparts at Kelly’s Ford, Virginia. More »
•March 14, 2017 • Be the First to Comment
In October 1863, Robert E. Lee moved north against the Union Arm at Centerville, Virginia. More »
