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The 5th US Cavalry at Gaines's Mill

By Daniel T. Davis Lines of infantry in gray and butternut doggedly advanced across the stream. “Our men, full of confidence, rush with irresistible...

Civil War | Article

The Peninsula Campaign

Hallowed Ground Article

Civil War | Article

Calamity in the Crater

The explosion and aftermath at the Crater become synonymous with Petersburg combat, as shown in period sketches.

Before Petersburg at sunrise, July 30th 1864

Civil War | Article

10 Facts: The Petersburg Campaign

Learn more about the Petersburg Campaign. Our 10 Facts are designed to help expand your knowledge and appreciation for this 9 and a half month Civil...

A photograph of the 29th Regiment, Connecticut Volunteers, U.S. Colored Troops, in formation near Beaufort, S.C.

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African Americans in the Civil War

African Americans were freemen, freedmen, slaves, soldiers, sailors, laborers, and slaveowners during the Civil War. As a historian, I must be...

Fair Oaks, Virginia. Prof. Thaddeus S. Lowe observing the battle from his balloon "Intrepid"

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Thaddeus Lowe in his balloon “Intrepid”

Thaddeus S. Lowe observing the battle from his Civil War balloon “Intrepid” - a 3-D photo

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Civil War Ballooning During the Seven Days Campaign

Learn more about the important role that balloons played during the Seven Days Campaign outside of Richmond in the summer of 1862. Learn more about...