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Moment of Mercy and Reflection Cooling Down
Cooling Down Ice in the Civil War South By Richard H. Holloway
Fiercest Fights One Of The
In August 1864, control of the Shenandoah Valley, Va., pitted Union Gen. Philip Sheridan, Army of the Shenandoah, against. Confederate Gen. Jubal Early, Valley Ca…
Emerging Civil War
Moment of Mercy —and Reflection
Critic’s Corner The South Won the War
Critic’s o The South Won the War. r Now Read About It. n e r Q By Stephen Davis uick: what do Winston Churchill (1874–1965), British prime minister, and Mackinlay…
Civil War Book Reviews
Book Reviews Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact e…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust
The Mud March: Union Soldiers’ Perspectives By Tim Talbott Introduction
Behind the Lines
Ihave long observed a strict rule: “Never say ‘no’ to the Of course, as with any organization, the NPS has had National Park Service.” For over fifty years, whene…
Awards Announced For Excellence In U.S. Army History Writing
Awards Announced For Excellence In U.S. Army History Writing FORT BELVOIR, VA – The Army Historical Foundation is pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Army…
American Battlefield Trust — September-October 2025
Students Around the Country Visit Gettysburg Battlefield Through Field Trip Grant Program Throughout this past school year, nearly 3,000 students from New Hampshi…
“The Rebs are Death on the Negro Regiments”
July 7th. I am feeling very much better—as well as I expect to till I get home again. We have heard most glorious news today (if it be true & it is said to be off…
Wyse Fork Battlefield Anniversary
Over the March 8 weekend, the Historic Preservation Group presented a two day tour of the recently protected battlefield of Wyse Fork. In actuality, three engagem…
Vision and Valor The War Through Women’s Eyes
No Idle Hands – Knitting Socks for Soldiers
This & That Through the Lens
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The Work Of The Very Devil Himself
On July 2, 1863, about 6 p.m., during the Battle of Gettysburg, Penn., C.S. Gen. James Longstreet’s, Army of Northern Virginia, 15,500 men were driving U.S. Gen.…
The Unfinished Fight
THE UNFINISHED FIGHT: HOPPIN JOHN AND LIMPIN SUSAN
The Home Of Joseph Holt
Joseph Holt was born in Breckinridge County, Kentucky, in 1807. His family was a slave-owning family who raised tobacco and hemp on their farm near the village of…
The Graphic War
The Graphic War The Army of the Potomac And the Peninsula The Graphic War highlights prints and printmakers from the Civil War discussing their meaning and the pr…
The 47th Annual Ohio Civil War Show
Each spring, history comes alive in Mansfield, Ohio, as thousands gather at the Richland County Fairgrounds for a truly immersive journey into America’s military…
Daniel A. Masters to Receive Atlanta Round Table Award
The Atlanta Civil War Round Table is pleased to announce that it has chosen Daniel A. Masters as the winner of its 2025 Richard Barksdale Harwell Award for his He…
Critic’s Corner The End of an Era - John S. Wise
Critic’s o r The End of an Era n (1899) e r By Stephen Davis
Connection in the Desert: Visiting Picacho Peak
Interstate 10 rockets straight through the heart of Picacho Pass, connecting Phoenix and Tucson. A freight train, stretching almost as far as I can see, rattles a…
Civil War Book Reviews
Book Reviews Civil War News book reviews provide our readers with timely analysis of the latest and most significant Civil War research and scholarship. Contact e…
Central Virginia Battlefields Trust “Dressing Wounds & Sending Back the Disabled”
“Dressing Wounds and Sending Back the Disabled”: Cases of Medical Care on Central Virginia’s Battlefields By Tim Talbott
Behind the Lines
My interest in history originated when I got interested in genealogy at a very early age, about 10 or 11. Knowing that I had ancestors who landed at Jamestown in…