It was a perfect shot —the kind that on May 9, 1864, Union Major […]
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Book Review: Diary of a Southern Refugee During the War
Judith W. McGuire revealed the internal tensions of the Confederacy.
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Dr. Letterman’s War
A whirlwind of slaughter blew across the fields around Sharpsburg, Maryland, on September 17, […]
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Unknown Civil War Dead Are Nameless No Longer
Volunteers struggle to identify occupants of anonymous graves at Fredericksburg
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Nancy Hill—Civil War Nurse, Pioneering Doctor
Nurse Nancy Hill’s reputation for sound judgment and bravery began in the chaotic days […]
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Crockett and the Creek War: ‘We Now Shot Them Like Dogs’
Long before he fought at the Alamo, Davy Crockett served as a Tennessee Volunteer in the 1813–14 war against Red Stick Creek Indians
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Is Civil War History Losing Ground?
While park visits are down, other measures of interest indicate the field is thriving
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The War In Their Words: One New Jersey Volunteer Was ‘Downhearted and Sick’ as War Fever Ebbed
Disillusioned Private Robert Beckwith longed for home and warned a friend not to enlist. He would die at 2nd Bull Run
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Artist Howard Cook’s Brush With Death in the South Pacific
An artist’s foxhole-level view of war during World War II.
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How Aging Confederate Veterans Kept Wartime Memories Alive
A half-century after the war, old soldiers banded together to share their stories and honor their comrades.