England’s Dutch-born King William III pursued his lifelong war against King Louis XIV of France with strategic diplomacy and personal courage in battle.
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Confederacy’s Canadian Mission: Spies Across the Border
Stealing secrets and causing trouble, Rebel spies in Canada waged a risky underground war across the Union’s northern frontier.
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Ely Parker: Iroquois Chief and Union Officer
A lifelong friend and trusted aide of Ulysses S. Grant, Ely Parker rose to the top in two worlds, that of his native Seneca Indian tribe and the white man’s world at large. Through the Civil War and Reconstruction he strove to serve both worlds as best he could.
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Silas Soule: Massachusetts Abolitionist
Dedicated Massachusetts abolitionist Silas Soule ironically gave his life for the red man, not the black.
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Battle of Gaines’ Mill: U.S. Army Regulars to the Rescue
As Robert E. Lee hammered Federal forces at Gaines’ Mill, Brig. Gen. George Sykes proud division of Regulars held its post of honor on the Union right. The ‘Old Army was showing its mettle to the new.
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The Siege of Port Hudson
Port Hudson, like Vicksburg, was a tough nut to crack. But the Union’s traditional superiority in firepower, personified by the 1st Indiana Heavy Artillery, quickly went to work on the Rebel bastion.
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Sergeant Milton Humphreys’ Concept of Indirect Fire
Eighteen-year-old Sergeant Milton Humphreys changed the nature of artillery forever with his concept of indirect fire.
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Union Captain Judson Kilpatrick
An unknown farm boy, he attended West Point. Homely, he had an endless string of mistresses. An inept commander, he became a major general. What was Judson Kilpatrick’s secret?
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The 7th U.S. Infantry Service in the American Civil War
The 7th U.S. Infantry’s most powerful foe was John Barleycorn.
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American Civil War: The New Bern Raid
John Wood’s swashbucklers set out to seize a Union fleet.