John Washington
On April 18, 1862, John Washington took advantage of his opportunity, crossed the Rappahannock River, and found freedom within Federal lines. For...
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Major James Horace Lacy
During the Battle of Fredericksburg, Confederate General Robert E. Lee looked at Chatham and supposedly said in answer to James Horace Lacy, “[Major]...
David Hunter
David Hunter was born on July 21, 1802, in Troy, New York. Hunter attended West Point and graduated in 1822. He was commissioned as a second...
How Well Do You Know Cedar Creek and Cedar Mountain?
How well do you know the Battles of Cedar Creek and Cedar Mountain? Take our online quiz to test your knowledge about these battles!
Fort Taylor, Key West: Imprisonment in Paradise
Fort Taylor, on the southwest tip of Key West, overlooks the confluence of the Gulf of Mexico and the Atlantic Ocean. Cruise ships pass, and fade into...
How Well Do Know the Battle of Antietam?
How well do you know the Battle of Antietam? Take our online quiz to test your knowledge of this 1862 battle!
Two Taverns: How Well Do You Know the Civil War History at These Locations?
How Well Do You Know the Civil War History at These Locations? Take our online quiz to test your knowledge!
Camp Letterman at Gettysburg
The Battle of Gettysburg was the bloodiest battle of the Civil War. The result was a total of more than 51,000 combined casualties. About 14,000...
Worth to Us an Army: The Jones-Imboden Raid
The Baltimore & Ohio Railroad, running westward from Baltimore to the Ohio River, commanded the attention of both armies during the Civil War. A...
Duke Against Augusta
Nestled along the river plain forty-three miles above Cincinnati sits the idyllic Ohio River town of Augusta, Kentucky. On the afternoon of September...
"The Year of Jubilee Has Come" - The First South Carolina Infantry at Camp Saxton
As Prince Rivers stood on a freshly constructed platform in the shade of moss-covered live oak trees at Camp Saxton, he looked down upon the faces of...
The Aftermath of the Battle at Culp's Hill
Few places saw fighting that was as prolonged and deadly as it was at Culp’s Hill during the battle of Gettysburg. Witnessing fighting on both July 2...