Soldier Life
From Camp to the Battlefield
The experiences of soldiers in the wars that defined America demonstrate the sacrifices made for a new birth of freedom.
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The Military Staff
Civil War staff officers were vital to the operations of Civil War armies. Their efforts ensured that the armies were not only prepared for battle...
Take Me Out to the Vintage Ball Game!
In Gettysburg, an annual festival brings the 1864 version of “base ball” to players and spectators alike to consider the history behind the great...
Milwaukee to New Orleans: Breweries and the Civil War
In 1860, as the Civil War approached, a German immigrant named Eberhard Gottlieb Anheuser decided to leave soap and candle-making to buy the...
American Dogs
We all know that dogs are man's best friend. In wartime, dogs would help hunt and act as couriers but they also provided a much-needed morale boost to...
Soldier Gear
Haversacks, canteens, ammunition, knapsacks, caps, coats, shirts, wool pants, shoes and of course, a musket. Civil War soldiers on both the Union and...
What Hath We Here?
Initially you might wonder how “The Bard of Avon” — William Shakespeare (ca. 1564-1616) — possibly has a place in Civil War history. But once you...
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- Winter Encampments »
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- Military Pay during the Civil War »
- Andersonville Prison »
- Who Fought? »
- The People of the Civil War Era »
- Combat Strategy in the Revolutionary War »
- Female Soldiers in the Civil War »
- Religion in the Civil War »
- Infantry Tactics During the Civil War »
- Warfare & Logistics »
- Battlefield Death in the Civil War »
- The Fighting Man of the Continental Army »
- African Americans and the War for Independence »
- Washington Inoculates an Army »
- Medicine »
- Prisoners During the Civil War »
- Senses of the Civil War: Taste »
- Senses of the Civil War: Sight »
- Senses of the Civil War: Sound »
- Senses of the Civil War: Touch »
- Senses of the Civil War: Smell »
- Black Soldiers in the Civil War »
- Battling Monotony »
- Take Me Out to the Vintage Ball Game! »
- Troupe Movements »
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