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Private John Wilson, who joined the 38th New York Volunteer Infantry in May 1861, kept a short diary describing the numerous battles in which his...

Robert E. Lee tries to deliver a blow against the Union Troops along the Brock Road during the Battle of the Wilderness.

John Brown Gordon leads an assault on the Union right flank, during the Battle of the Wilderness.

In a moment of crisis, Robert E. Lee attempts to lead troops into the Battle of the Wilderness.

Gen. John B. Gordon's brigade seals a breach in the Confederate line on the first day of the Battle of the Wilderness, part of Grant's 1864 Overland...

Sam Smith analyzes the impact of Robert E. Lee and Joseph E. Johnston's actions in Virginia and Georgia in the summer of 1864, considering their...

LT John Patterson of the 11th US Regulars earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at Saunders Field on May 5, 1864. Patterson had raced out into...

National Park Historian Don Pfanz discusses the historical importance of the Civil War Battle of the Wilderness (May 5-6. 1864) and the state of the...

A strategic overview of the Overland Campaign of 1864, the first contest between Gen. Robert E. Lee and Gen. Ulysses S. Grant, that was fought across...

An article from the Civil War Trust's historical magazine, Hallowed Ground, concerning the life and generalship of Confederate officer John Pemberton.

An article from Hallowed Ground, the Civil War Trust's historical magazine, analyzing Grant's Vicksburg supply line during the 1863 Vicksburg campaign...