The Civil War had not even ended when U.S. leaders began contemplating another war. […]
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Burnside’s Bleak Midwinter
The reluctant general from Rhode Island nearly ruined the Army of the Potomac. Weary […]
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Book Review: From Schoolboy to Soldier
From Schoolboy to Soldier: The Correspondence and Journals of Edward Staley Abbott, 1853-1863 By […]
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Favorite Sons of the Civil War
Even in war, parents need their children as much as their children need them. […]
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Grudge Match at the O.K. Corral
For the Earps, Clantons, and McLaurys, the Civil War never really ended. THE UNITED […]
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A Devil of a Mess in Tennessee
What possessed Nathan Bedford Forrest’s troops to massacre their foes at Fort Pillow?
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Book Review: Appomattox, by Elizabeth Varon
Appomattox: Victory, Defeat, and Freedom at the End of the Civil War By Elizabeth […]
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A Voice in the Wilderness
U.S. Grant’s famous order changed the Union’s tune—but had Meade thought of it first?
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Bewilderment at Brandy Station
Was the greatest cavalry battle on U.S. soil the beginning of the end for […]
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Book Review: Summer Lightning
Summer Lightning: A Guide to the Second Battle of Manassas By Matt Spruill III […]