Covering the Battle of Bull Run

14 years ago

Stonewall Jackson at the 1961 Manassas reenactment Check back tomorrow for our coverage of the Battle of Bull Run, the first…

Preparations for Battle at Bull Run

14 years ago

The Positions of the armies on July 18th. This morning, General Johnston joined Beauregard's army along the Bull Run. He…

Battle of Blackburn’s Ford

14 years ago

Blackburn's Ford, taken in 1862 Today, the armies of McDowell and Beauregard first met along the banks of Bull Run.…

Johnston Moves to Join Beauregard

14 years ago

A Train on the Orange & Alexandria Railroad On July 17th, Johnston 's troops in the Shenandoah Valley were ordered…

This Week in the Civil War

14 years ago

Battle of Rich Mountain Apologies for the delay in these posts, we we spent the week traveling. This week, in…

Battle of Carthage

14 years ago

Today the battle of Cartage was fought in Missouri. While the governor of Missouri and the militia were pro-South, there…

Battle of Hoke’s Run

14 years ago

Crossing the Potomac 150 years ago today the Battle of Hoke's Run was fought between the Union army of Robert…

New Market Reenactment

14 years ago

A clip of some video we shot at the 2011 New Market Reenactment.

Construction of the CSS Virginia

14 years ago

Merrimack When Virginia seceded, the Gosport Navy Yard in Portsmouth, Virginia was abandoned by federal troops. The buildings and ships…

Thaddeus Lowe and the Balloons of the Civil War

14 years ago

Lowe In June, 1861, Thaddeus Lowe demonstrated hot air balloons to Lincoln for use in the military. Lowe was from New Hampshire,…

Battle of Boonville

14 years ago

Another small battle happened today in Missouri as well. General Lloyn, commander of the federal troops there, had set out…