Confederate General “Rans” Wright put poison in his pen and wrote a controversial letter […]
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King of the Hill
‘Pap’ Greene dug in his men, fought like hell and saved the Union right […]
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Annihilation of a Regiment-July 3, 1863
The 6th U.S. Cavalry was out for a bit of glory near Gettysburg, but […]
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The Mythical Morning of Sergeant York
Alvin C. York, the man, and Sergeant York, the legend from the movie starring Gary Cooper, were quite similar in many ways
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Book Review: Civil War Petersburg / Confederate City in the Crucible of War
Civil War Petersburg: Confederate City in the Crucible of War by A. Wilson Greene […]
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America’s Bloodiest Day- September 17, 1862
An Overview of the 1862 Maryland Campaign and the Battle of Antietam. The Campaign […]
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ACW Book Review: Shenandoah Summer
Shenandoah Summer: The 1864 Valley Campaign by Scott C. Patchan University of Nebraska Press, […]
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How the Union Failed to Successfully Blockade the South
The Union blockade of Confederate ports was porous, inadequate and easily penetrated throughout the entire Civil War.
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East Versus West
Eastern theater battles grabbed the headlines, but Western theater campaigns decided the war. The […]
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John Wilkes Booth’s Spurned Lover
On the front porch of Richard Garrett’s farmhouse near Bowling Green,Virginia,on April 26, 1865, […]