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Battles
Published: 8/19/25
Surviving Pickett’s Charge
The ferocity of Pickett's Charge changed the soldiers who fought in it, including Union officer Henry Abbott and Confederate officer Henry Owen.
Published: 7/28/25
Battle at the Crater
Explore the Battle at the Crater, a pivotal moment in the Siege of Petersburg, through the first-hand account of a Union staff officer.
Published: 7/21/25
A Brilliant “Boy Major”
The Gettysburg story of young Confederate artillery officer Joseph White Latimer, known as the "Boy Major."
Published: 6/30/25
A Texan at Gettysburg
Discover the heartfelt letter of a Texas soldier, John Camden West, to his son after the Battle of Gettysburg.
Published: 6/2/25
Eyewitness to the Overland Campaign
Experience the Overland Campaign of 1864 through the eyes of John R. Pillings, a corporal in the 86th New York Infantry.
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Published: 5/28/25
Reunion at Gettysburg
A photographic examination of the massive 50th anniversary reunion of the Battle of Gettysburg held in the summer of 1913.
Published: 4/21/25
The Burning of Harmon Farm
The story of Gettysburg teenager Amelia Harmon, who took shelter in the family home as the fighting swirled around it on July 1, 1863.
Published: 4/7/25
Killed at Shiloh
Read a moving letter to the parents of a Union soldier killed at Shiloh that the "Dead-letter Office" tried to see delivered properly.
Published: 3/18/25
Failure at Fredericksburg
Union general William B. Franklin and the perils of indecision and delay at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Published: 3/10/25
A Lesser-Known Gettysburg Hero
Colonel Joshua L. Chamberlain of the 20th Maine Infantry earned the Medal of Honor for his actions at the Battle of Gettysburg. So too did his regiment's color sergeant, Andrew Jackson Tozier.
Published: 1/2/25
Fredericksburg Revisited
A photograph from 1866 highlights the ground over which the Battle of Fredericksburg was fought.
Published: 12/12/24
The Guns at Chickamauga
John Mendenhall, Thomas Crittenden, and a Fateful Decision
Published: 12/12/24
Rebel Revival
How a string of Confederate victories in early 1864 halted Union momentum—and boosted southern morale
Published: 12/9/24
At Fredericksburg
A poignant poem from Harper's Weekly tells the story of two Union comrades facing the horrors of the Battle of Fredericksburg.
Published: 11/13/24
Gettysburg in Color, Vol. 2 (2024)
Harnessing the power of artificial intelligence, "Gettysburg in Color" is a handsome and visually stunning volume.
Published: 10/21/24
To Dig or Not To Dig
Learn how the presence of certain rock types influenced tactics and battlefield dynamics during the American Civil War.
Published: 10/20/24
Eyewitness to Ball’s Bluff
Discover first-hand accounts of the Battle of Ball's Bluff through the letters of Richard C. Derby, a Union soldier in the 15th Massachusetts Infantry.
Published: 10/2/24
A Miniature Gettysburg “Relic Tower”
Highlighting a relic tower made by Gettysburg furniture maker John Good that sold at auction in 2010.