Confederates saw the Battle of the Crater as proof of Yankee immorality and eventual Southern victory.
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The Celebrity Soldier: Ulysses S. Grant
It took both military and political strategy to make Grant the darling of the Union.
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Man of War or Man of Peace?: The Last Days of Lincoln
Death comes too soon for Lincoln to summon his better angels. By the spring […]
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James Madison: The Father of the Constitution
The sick, short, shy father of the Constitution James Madison was also the determined, […]
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George Washington Healey: A Guard of the Confederate President
George Washington Healey survived a head wound to end the war as one of […]
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Ballots and Bullets: Would Lincoln or Soldiers and Sailors Win the Election of 1864?
A blizzard howled across Illinois, Indiana and Ohio on New Year’s Day 1864, sending […]
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‘Atlanta is Gone’: The Last Great City Falls to the Union
Georgia Gov. Joseph E. Brown telegraphed a frantic plea from Atlanta to Confederate President […]
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Why John Brown Still Scares Us
On October 18, 1859, John Brown lay bleeding on the floor of an armory […]
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Glory’s End: The Final Days of the Civil War in Virginia
Major General John Brown Gordon the forward parapet, whispering cues to a sentry bantering […]
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Book Review: Custer’s Trials
T.J. Stiles brings Custer superbly to life while also revealing much about how we got to where we are as a nation