Always a champion of her husband’s ambitions, Libbie Custer portrayed the late general George Custer as a model of bravery and patriotism.
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The Road to Appomattox
At the beginning General Robert E. Lee decided to evacuate his army from the […]
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Examining the Appomattox Parole
We “hung upon Lee’s rear like a BloodHound after his Victim,” wrote a New […]
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The Deadliest Shot: The Doomed White River Expedition
An ironclad vessel versus a poorly manned land battery? It seemed so easy. Secure […]
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Dead Horses in Sheridan’s Ashes
William Daniel Cabell of Norwood, Virginia, served the Confederacy as the captain of the […]
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The “Grayback”: Bugs in Civil War Camps
They were a relentless enemy with innumerable reserves. They followed men around camp, down […]
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One for the Books
If it’s good for nothing else, war is good for reading. Troops often find […]
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A 100-Days Soldier
NAME: Thomas Allen Ware DATES: 1829-1907 ALLEGIANCE: Union HIGHEST RANK: 3rd Sergeant UNITS: 27th […]
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‘Go West, Young Man’
Hours before President Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation on January 1, 1863, Daniel […]
