Civil War

SS Republic – The Shipwreck Loaded with Gold

We are happy to welcome Alex Lemaire of Metal Detector Planet with this story of a shipwreck filled with gold. - The Editor…

4 years ago

How Ed Bearss Found the USS Cairo (Video)

The USS Cairo was a Union ironclad during the American Civil War, and was the first ship sunk by a…

4 years ago

Civil War Cannons in Slow Motion

Check out this video from Destin of Smarter Every Day with some beautiful slow motion video of Civil War era…

6 years ago

New Time and Place Discovered for Famous Civil War Photo

This photo of Confederate soldiers marching through Frederick, Md., was thought to have been taken in 1862. Amateur researchers Paul…

6 years ago

Capture of Fort Fisher! // Hours of Hand to Hand Fighting (Video)

Usually when your fort is overrun by the enemy, it is all over within a few minutes. Not at Fort…

7 years ago

“If Slavery is a Divine Institute, I Believe We Will Be Successful”

Lieutenant William Cowper was a soldier fighting for the Confederacy in the 17th Mississippi. In October 1862, he wrote a…

8 years ago

How the South Tried to Get Delaware to Seceede

http://www.thiscruelwar.com/the-failure-of-the-south-to-convince-delaware-to-secede/

8 years ago

Methods and Science of Civil War Photography

We talk with photographer Rob Gibson about the different types of Civil War photography, and the art and science behind…

8 years ago

Governor Aiken’s Bookcases 

Bookcases in the the library of Aiken, the 19th century governor of South Carolina.

8 years ago