One of the most-repeated misconceptions about the Battle of Fredericksburg posits that the Union army, instead of waiting in vain for pontoon boats to...
Originally not allowed to join the Army, by the end of the war, some 180,000 to 200,000 Blacks served in the United States Colored Troops (USCT) and...
In 1846, an enslaved man in St. Louis asked to purchase his freedom from his master. When she refused, the chain of events that followed would forever...
In April 1862, the Confederate Congress passed the First Conscription Act in order to increase manpower in the Confederate armies, which were rapidly...
When the Civil War began, not all the Michigan men who answered their country’s call to duty found themselves in the Union armies. According to U. S...
The Civil War began early and ended late for John Grimball. His unique career at sea in the Confederate Navy would span nearly five years of service...
During the Civil War, music, musicians, and the role of music was just as diverse as it is today. In the world of classical music, Western art music...