The dark clouds of civil war gathered over the nation as two aggressive factions–the Wide-Awakes and the Minutemen–plotted to gain political control of Missouri and its most important city, St. Louis.As is often the case, political power began at the end of a gun.
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Nothing But Glory Gained – Account of Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg
Just before 3 o’clock on the morning of July 3, 1863, Robert E. Lee […]
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Confused First Flight
At Philippi, in western Virginia, one overly optimistic young colonel confidently awaited reinforcements as […]
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Carnage in a Cornfield
Mr. Miller’s humble cornfield near Antietam Creek became the unlikely setting for perhaps the […]
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Eyewitness to War: Hinton Rowan Helper incurred the wrath of his fellow Southerners by writing a strident anti-slavery treatise
Southern-born Hinton Helper—not Harriet Beecher Stowe—wrote the most stinging indictment of slavery.
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America’s Civil War: September 1998 From the Editor
In love, as in war, Confederate General John Bell Hood was the personification of […]
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America’s Civil War Today: March 1998
Contrary to widespread belief, even ‘Beast’ Butler had a better side. He just kept it well hidden.
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America’s Civil War: May 1998 From the Editor
On the occasion of our 10th anniversary, we look back with pride at promises […]
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America’s Civil War: November 1998 From the Editor
‘Devil Dan’ Sickles ruined his reputation long before his misadventures at Chancellorsville and Gettysburg. […]
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America’s Civil War: July 1998 From the Editor
Even the best of spies–as Timothy Webster discovered–can find themselves holding a losing hand. […]