Civil War
How to Evaluate a Civil War Battle
Ranger Pete, at Fredericksburg Battlefield, gives us three factors to consider when we are evaluating decisions made during a Civil…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
“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…
How the South Tried to Get Delaware to Seceede
http://www.thiscruelwar.com/the-failure-of-the-south-to-convince-delaware-to-secede/
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…