Near the sluggish creek on the outskirts of Atlanta, new Confederate commander John Bell Hood struck the first ‘manly blow’ for Atlanta,living up to his lifelong reputation as a fighter–but accomplishing little. It would be a bad omen for all Hood’s subsequent campaigns.
By Phil Noblitt
With Union General John Pope reeling in defeat after the Battle of Second Manassas, Stonewall Jackson confidently set out to block Pope’s retreat. It would be easy pickings–so Jackson thought.
By Robert James
If Robert E. Lee’s bold plan of attack had been followed on Day 2 at Gettysburg, there might never have been a third day of fighting. As it was, confusion and personal differences between commanders would severely affect the Confederate assault on Cemetery Ridge.
Ulysses S. Grant sent his trusted cavalry commander Phil Sheridan to flank Robert E. Lee out of Petersburg. The crossroads hamlet of Dinwiddie Court House soon became the focal point for one of the most pivotal cavalry battles of the war.
By Mark J. Crawford
With Union and Confederate troops jockeying for position in neutral Kentucky, an inexperienced brigadier general — Ulysses S. Gran- – led his equally green Federal troops on a risky foray along the Kentucky-Missouri border.
By Max Epstein
Not until World War I would so many men die in so little time. Why didn’t Northerners hear about Grant’s botched battle of Cold Harbor?
By David E. Long
The sea at the mouth of the strait was filled with ships both large […]
In an 1861 battle with the French, the Vietnamese showed some of the fighting tenacity they would later display in places like Dien Bien Phu and Hue during the 20th century.
Soldiers gave the Hunkpapa leader his nickname because he was a dashing warrior who effectively teamed up with Sitting Bull in the 1870s. But after his surrender in 1881, Gall stood up for cooperation and peace at Standing Rock.
In the aftermath of a staggering Confederate surprise attack, skulking Union fugitives huddled alongside the bluffs overlooking the Tennessee River near Shiloh.
