Interrupting its hunt for the notorious raider Alabama, USS Wyoming got involved in someone else’s civil war.
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The Invasion of Cuba
The greatest short-term mobilization since World War II took place during the missile crisis […]
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Insight: Army in the Shadows
The Confederacy’s Western Theater fighters get little attention compared to their eastern counterparts The […]
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CWT Book Review: Irish & German– Whiskey & Beer
Irish & German– Whiskey & Beer: Drinking Patterns in the Civil War Thomas P. […]
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Lives on the Line
High-stakes gamesmanship put Confederate and Union POWs on notice for execution following the Battle […]
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Start with the Basics
A select group of essential primary sources helps tell the war’s stories. Any good […]
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One Mile of Open Ground
Was Pickett’s Charge Lee’s best chance for winning Gettysburg? Pickett’s Charge at Gettysburg on […]
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Past and Present- CWT August 2012
Clara Barton’s Missing Soldiers Office Unveiled On April 12, the centennial of Clara Barton’s […]
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Battle of Kernstown: Stonewall Jackson’s Only Defeat
A furious Stonewall Jackson watched impotently as his proud Confederates stumbled down the hillside at Kernstown, Va. ‘Give them the bayonet,’ Jackson implored — but no one obeyed.
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CWT Book Review: Demon of the Lost Cause
Demon of the Lost Cause: Sherman and Civil War History Wesley Moody; University of […]