At the beginning of the war, Kentucky maintained a stance of neutrality and Union and Confederate forces…
The engagement at Parkers Crossroads, fought on December 31, 1862, was a pivotal encounter during a raid…
The Role of Partisans and Guerrillas in the Civil War
When men first rushed to volunteer in the United States and Confederate armies, a private’s wage was…
The Battle of Pea Ridge/Elkhorn Tavern marked the end of Confederate power in Missouri.
John C. Pemberton was one of the few norther natives to serve as a general in the Confederate armies.
Peninsula Campaign | General George B. McClellan | General Robert E. Lee | General John B. Magruder |…
History of the Union federal and Confederate state pensions systems
After the Battle of Perryville in October 1862 the Confederate Army the Mississippi retreated from Kentucky.
The personal liberty laws of the northern “free” states, enacted between 1780 and 1859, protected African-Americans…
Petersburg Campaign | Dimmock Line | Bermuda Hundred Campaign | Petersburg (Weldon) Railroad | South…
Our visual understanding of the events and the horrors of this country’s greatest conflict has been immeasurably…
Biography of George Edward Pickett
The security of an army depended on its pickets – the sentinels who provided early warning of infiltration…
At 2:00 p.m. on July 3, 1863 following a heavy artillery barrage, approximately 11,500 Confederates under…
Civil War political generals illustrate the applicability of von Clausewitz’s description of war as a…
Civil War Politics | Union and Confederate Politics | Republican Party | Democratic Party | Jefferson…
Popular sovereignty was one of the ideas that featured in the antebellum political battles over the extension…
The Port Royal Experiment began when Union naval forces captured Port Royal and the surrounding South…
Born in Portsmouth New Hampshire, Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was a graduate of West Point, served in…
The fighting stopped at the Battle of Palmito Ranch, near Brownsville, Texas, on May 13, 1865, but before…
From 1869 to 1901, five U.S. Presidents were Civil War veterans: U.S. Grant, Rutherford B. Hayes, James…
Primary sources are vital for two reasons. First, they allow the author to write history not just retell…
Analysis of the prisoner exchange and parole system
Development and operation of the Confederate prison system
Development and operation of the Union prison system
Fort Pulaski | Savannah Georgia | Confederate Blockade Runners | Colonel Charles H. Olmstead | General…
On arrival to take command of the Army of Virginia on June 26, 1862 Major General John Pope uttered his…
Stonewall Jackson’s Army of the Valley had reached the town of Port Republic at the confluence of the…
