Judith W. McGuire revealed the internal tensions of the Confederacy.
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‘I Could Do But Little for Them’
The 13th South Carolina Regiment was with the Army of Northern Virginia from April […]
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Tracking Down the Past: Harper’s Ferry
There were a half dozen so pivotal events occurring in the antebellum period of […]
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An Officer and an Indian
George Washington Grayson straddled two worlds as a Confederate officer and a Creek chieftain. […]
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Friends to the Death
David R. Jones and Henry W. Kingsbury were comrades on opposite sides during America’s […]
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The Fight for the ‘14th Colony,’ Nova Scotia
At the onset of the American Revolution the British and Americans each sought to sway New England settlers and First Nations tribes in Nova Scotia
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Philadelphia: Economy of War
Philadelphia’s contribution to the Union war effort was as expansive and diverse as the […]
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Two Great American Armies: The Opposing Forces at Antietam
On September 17, 1862, two of America’s greatest armies engaged in mortal combat at […]
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‘What I Thought At Antietam’
John Rankin was a 19-year-old private in Company A of the 27th Indiana Volunteer […]
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A Soldier to Make General Lee Proud
Name: Axalla John Hoole Dates: 1822-1863 Allegiance: Confederate Highest Rank: Lieutenant Colonel Unit: 8th […]