Overview :At the beginning of the Civil War, President Abraham Lincoln and his highest-ranking general, George B. McClellan, agreed that the United St... Read More
Overview :Leathernecks are respected as the elite on countless battlefields around the world; read how they have earned it.The United States Marine Co... Read More
Overview :On April 24, 1862, Federal gunboats made their way past two Confederate forts to ascend the Mississippi River, and the Union navy captured N... Read More
Overview :While numerous accounts exist of President Abraham Lincoln's often-troubled dealings with either his cabinet or his generals, Chester G. Hea... Read More
Overview :Most written accounts of Harpers Ferry, Virginia, during the Civil War era begin and end with John Brown's raid in 1859 and his subsequent h... Read More
Overview :Much controversy exists concerning Major General Benjamin F. Butler's administration in New Orleans during the second year of the Civil War.... Read More
Overview :In the Civil War, both sides understood that closing the South's ports would halt the introduction of war mat riel to the industrially weak ... Read More