Sherman’s Folly at Shiloh
BY THE TIME he reached Pittsburg Landing on the Tennessee River in March 1862, William Tecumseh Sherman was a changed man. That is, he wasn’t “insane” anymore, or a “nervous Nellie,” or “flighty,”...
View Article“The Most Propitious Time…for the Confederate Army to Enter Maryland” Robert...
Civil War Trust General Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army of Northern Virginia entered the final stage of a protracted season of campaigning as it marched toward Maryland during the first week of...
View ArticleThe Battle of Yellow Tavern
America’s Civil War and History.net When the Battle of the Wilderness ended on May 7, 1864 it left Robert E. Lee marginally the master of the battlefield, but the Confederate general’s first major...
View ArticleAntietam: The Bloodiest Day in American History
Civil War Trust Explore the Civil War Trust’s animated map of the Battle of Antietam, produced by Wide Awake Films. Learn more about this important Civil War battle in Maryland, the bloodiest day in...
View Article“Mount Up!”: Cavalry Operations of the Gettysburg Campaign
Civil War Trust The Gettysburg Campaign is usually considered to be the bellwether campaign of the American Civil War. Many critical events occurred during the Campaign, but few were more important...
View ArticleThe Peninsula Campaign – Robert E. Lee and the Seven Days
Civil War Trust By Robert E.L. Krick By June of 1862, following its slow advance up the Peninsula, McClellan’s army was so close to Richmond Union soldiers could hear the church bells ring in the city....
View ArticleThe Confederate Flag Needs To Be Raised, Not Lowered
Chuck Baldwin Ladies and gentlemen, I submit that what we see happening in the United States today is an apt illustration of why the Confederate flag was raised in the first place. What we see...
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