Civil War

Dictionary Cipher for the CSS Florida

As the Confederate commerce raider Florida prepared for what would be a legendary cruise, Secretary of the Navy Stephen Mallory sent…

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Civil War Medicine – Dr. Letterman and the Battle of Antietam

Dr. Jonathan Letterman, medical director of the Union Army of the Potomac, revolutionized battlefield medicine with his Letterman Plan. In…

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“Killed at Chickamauga”

  After the Battle of Chickamauga, one Union soldier, Sergeant William Miller of the 75th Indiana, wrote this in his diary:…

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Photo Gallery of Chickamauga Battlefield

You can view all the photos on our Google+ album. They were taken during the production of our Victory of the…

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Battle of Chickamauga

Today is the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Chickamauga, the greatest Confederate victory in the west, during the Civil…

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John Brown’s Rifle

This Sharps rifle, one of two on display in the Smithsonian History Museum in Washington, DC, was carried by John…

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Jackson’s Map of Chancellorsville

Jackson's map. Photo Credit. One of the greatest artifacts from the Battle of Chancellorsville is this rough map of the…

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Morgan’s Raid Ends

150 years ago today, John Hunt Morgan's cavalry raid into the north ended with the capture of all his remaining…

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Battle of Manassas 152nd Anniversary

https://vimeo.com/26885873 Yesterday was the 152nd anniversary of the Battle of Manassas, the first major conflict of the Civil War. Troops…

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Gettysburg Veterans Meet in 1913

Confederate and Union veterans shake hands at the Gettysburg 50th anniversary ceremony in 1913.

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