The existence of soldier-women was no secret during or after the Civil War. It is an accepted...
Civil War
This regiment was composed of Confederate prisoners of war who had taken the oath of allegiance to...
Black South Carolinians sought justice in this 54-foot-long petition. In the wake of emancipation during the Civil...
The Union clearly understood that controlling railroad logistics could provide the key to winning the war. Introduction...
How the speech’s meaning was recast from democracy to equality. Introduction During the Cold War agents of...
Grant left a legacy of fighting for the rights of enslaved people during and after the Civil...
The Civil War severely tested the established patterns of civil–military relations. Introduction The particulars of your plans...
Throughout the antebellum era nationalist spokesmen demanded a centralization of the federal courts. Assessing the impact of...
Nothing brings to life another era like the chance to handle, wear, or wield the physical objects...
Examining just how far he stirred hearts and minds at home and abroad. Introduction Abraham Lincoln yearned...
The Civil War experiences of black sailors overlapped with and diverged from those of white sailors. Given...
Sherman knew that wars are part of human nature and are unavoidably cruel and harsh. Introduction It...
In April 1863, Federal ironclads and shore batteries began a bombardment of Fort Moultrie. Introduction Fort Moultrie is...
Named after General Thomas Sumter, a Revolutionary War hero, Fort Sumter was built after the 1814 Burning...
Appomattox led to the collapse of the Confederate government and the beginning of systematic “Reconstruction”. April 9th,...
Confederate paper money was a promise to exchange the bill for gold or silver, but only after...
Several of our most prestigious army posts actually honor the enemy. I grew up with a series...
Few leaders examined the South in terms of its military geography or concentrated on a strategy to...
Why did it take the North so long to build an effective cavalry during the Civil War?...
Grant’s speedy acceptance of Belknap’s resignation undoubtedly saved him from conviction. Introduction William Worth Belknap (September 22,...
He started as a hero and ended as “the impersonation of the tyrannical slave power.” On April...
We are still living with the bitter consequences of his wife’s revisionist narrative today. George Pickett –...
Secession and the Civil War were about slavery and race. Introduction In his second inaugural address, Abraham...
John Brown first became a nationally known figure in 1856 through his actions in the Kansas Territory,...
From the beginning of the war, Merrick was suspected of disloyalty. The American Civil War was not...
Not until sixteen months after Appomattox, on August 20, 1866, did the President formally declare an end...
His story represents the lives of many African American leaders who remain in the shadows of history...
Why did Americans fight each other with a ferocity unmatched in the Western world? The Civil War...
The federal government was able to spur innovation to meet the needs of the crisis. Introduction The...
The victory provided a renewed strength of the U.S. government and allowed shifting resources to fight external...