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Interwoven into America’s beginnings, the Mercer family has been witness to glorious triumphs and treacherous defeats. Our tale of two Mercers lends...

Michael Klinger describes the Union attacks at the Battle of Resaca in this America's Civil War magazine article.

A strategic overview of the Atlanta Campaign of 1864, when Maj. Gen. William T. Sherman pushed his army through Georgia in hopes of capturing Atlanta.

Steve Raymond, a long-time supporter of the Civil War Trust, recounts the regimental history of the 78th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment. Through...

The Western & Atlantic Railroad was the primary life line for Union and Confederate armies in the Atlanta Campaign.

By Stephen Davis On the morning of May 15, Lt. Gen. John B. Hood instructed his division commander Maj. Gen. Carter Stevenson to position a battery so...

Stephen Davis Occupying his Kennesaw line in the night of June 18-19, Johnston deployed Hood's corps on the right, Loring’s in the center and Hardee’s...

Author and historian Philip Secrist dicusses the strategy and tactics employed in the 1864 Atlanta Campaign as it makes its way into Cobb County...

The Battle of Resaca On May 5, Confederate Gen. Joseph E. Johnston ordered Brig. Gen. James Cantey’s infantry brigade to Resaca, a small town along...

Test your knowledge of this pivotal battle of the Atlanta Campaign.

A Confederate soldier describes the part he and his brother played at Rocky Face Ridge.

A Union officer describes his role in the Battle of Rocky Face Ridge.