Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that end...

Born into a distinguished military family, Fitz John Porter (1822-1901) was educated at West Poin...

Between February 1864 and April 1865, 41,000 Union prisoners of war were taken to the stockade at...

Few events in Civil War history have generated such deliberate mythmaking as the retreat that end...

William Marvel's The Confederate Resurgence of 1864 examines a dozen understudied Confederate and...

On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English ...

A ';full and insightful' account of the Civil War's final year from the award-winning author of L...

On June 19, 1864, the Confederate cruiser Alabama and the USS Kearsarge faced off in the English ...

Although Appomattox Court House is one of the most symbolically charged places in America, it was...

A portrait of a pivotal chapter in the Civil War, “featuring scheming politicians, bumbling...

William Marvel's The Confederate Resurgence of 1864 examines a dozen understudied Confederate and...