Civil War

Cruises and Capture of the CSS Florida

The most famous of the Confederate commerce raiders was the CSS Alabama, but it was far from the only one.…

10 years ago

Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of New Market Heights Reenactment

In the Battle of Chaffin's Farm/New Market Heights, Union troops spearheaded by the USCT attacked Confederate entrenchments held by the…

10 years ago

Siege of Petersburg 150th – Battle of Fort Harrison Reenactment

Civil War Reenactment of the Union assault on Fort Harrison. 150 years ago Grant and Lee were deadlocked in the…

10 years ago

How the Builder of the H. L. Hunley May Have Faked His Own Death

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/amazing-if-true-story-submarine-mechanic-who-blew-himself-then-surfaced-secret-agent-queen-victoria-180951905/

10 years ago

Bivouac of the Dead by Theodore O’Hara

The muffled drum's sad roll has beat The soldier's last tattoo; No more on life's parade shall meet The brave…

10 years ago

The Dead at Spotsylvania

These photographs were taken 150 years ago today on Spotsylvania Battlefield by photographer Timothy O'Sullivan. For an indepth look at these…

11 years ago

Battle of the Wilderness

We have just past the 150th anniversary of the Battle of the Wilderness, one of the greatest battles of the…

11 years ago

Why didn’t Lincoln Immediately Free the Slaves?

Abraham Lincoln did not issue the Emancipation Proclamation until January 1, 1863, nearly two years into the war. Why didn't…

11 years ago

Is this a Photograph of Lincoln’s Funeral?

For years this photograph languished in the National Archives, part of their collection of the works of Matthew Brady, the…

11 years ago