Troops were moving before dawn on the morning of July 21st. Both of the armies on either side of Bull…
Stonewall Jackson at the 1961 Manassas reenactment Check back tomorrow for our coverage of the Battle of Bull Run, the first…
The Positions of the armies on July 18th. This morning, General Johnston joined Beauregard's army along the Bull Run. He…
Blackburn's Ford, taken in 1862 Today, the armies of McDowell and Beauregard first met along the banks of Bull Run.…
A Train on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad On July 17th, Johnston 's troops in the Shenandoah Valley were ordered…
Battle of Rich Mountain Apologies for the delay in these posts, we we spent the week traveling. This week, in…
Today the battle of Cartage was fought in Missouri. While the governor of Missouri and the militia were pro-South, there…
Crossing the Potomac 150 years ago today the Battle of Hoke's Run was fought between the Union army of Robert…
A clip of some video we shot at the 2011 New Market Reenactment.
Merrimack When Virginia seceded, the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia was abandoned by federal troops. The buildings and ships…
Lowe In June, 1861, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated hot air balloons to Lincoln for use in the military. Lowe was from New Hampshire,…