Pastimes of the 1860’s
This page describes what soldiers did to pass the time while on campaign.
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Take Me Out to the Vintage Ball Game!
In Gettysburg, an annual festival brings the 1864 version of “base ball” to players and spectators alike to consider the history behind the great...
Highlights of the Gettysburg Base Ball Festival
Take a behind-the-scenes look at a Civil War-era “base ball” tournament and see how America’s pastime has evolved — and remained the same — over the...
Hunting for Provisions
In this fall's edition, we examine how soldiers used hunger, hunting, and the plunder of local wildlife as weapons of war.
Battling Monotony
The National Civil War Museum highlights how soldiers combated boredom in wartime camps.
Abner Doubleday
If you’re a baseball fan and Civil War enthusiast, chances are you’ve heard of Abner Doubleday. This Union general was among those who defended Fort...
Huck's Defeat
By May 1780, British forces controlled four important towns in South Carolina: Camden, Cheraw, Georgetown, and Ninety-Six—and the city of Charleston...
Winter Encampments
Civil War winter encampments, where the soldiers lived during the winter months, is described in the following article with quotes and photos from...
Children of the Civil War: On the Home Front
Learn about Children on the Home Front during the Civil War.
Troupe Movements
Theater has long thrived in the land we know as the United States, as the trials and tribulations presented in different works often have timeless...
Battle of the Bands
From Revolution to Civil War, music has provided an outlet for American soldiers in camp and propelled them forward in battle. Lyrics were often...
Reminiscences of Two Years with the Colored Troops
J. M. Addeman the captain of the fourteenth Rhode Island heavy artillery discusses his Reminiscences of Two Years with the Colored Troops