Where Heroes Rest – Local Cemetery Serves As Burial Site For Soldiers Of Black Infantry Regiments
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
Fighting Joe Hooker – One of the Weirdest Generals of the American Civil War
Fighting Joe Hooker is one of the stranger figures of the American Civil War. As a general, he was aggressive in both his outlook and…
The Battle of Williamsburg – A Massive Withdrawal Over Difficult Ground
On the night of May 3, 1862, Confederate forces began a withdrawal from the defenses around Yorktown. For a month, they had been waiting for…
American Civil War: The Battle of Chancellorsville – Fighting Joe Hooker and Robert E. Lee
The Battle of Chancellorsville was one of the most important of the American Civil War. It saw one of the war’s bloodiest days of fighting,…
Fighting Joe Hooker Worked Hard To Become a General in the American Civil War
During the early days of the American Civil War, appointments of Union generals were as much about politics as skill and experience. The case of…
General Ulysses S. Grant In The American Civil War
Ulysses S. Grant was one of the greatest generals in American history. Under his leadership, the Union armies marched to victory through the bloody quagmire…
The Battle of Shiloh – Unprecedented Levels Of Bloodshed In American Civil War
Fought on April 6 and 7, 1862, the Battle of Shiloh was one of the most important in the western theater of the American Civil…
How Success and the Failures of Others Ruined General George McClellan
George McClellan’s reputation is not a good one. As commander of the Union armies early in the American Civil War, he is often credited as…
How the Confederacy Almost Won the American Civil War
Early in the American Civil War, the Confederacy almost won. It was not the complete victory the Union eventually achieved. Rather than conquering their opponents,…
The Birth of the 54th Massachusetts Regiment in the American Civil War
The recruitment of African-American soldiers was one of the most important moments in the American Civil War. In practical terms, it provided soldiers for the…
Ulysses S. Grant – Military Genius of the Civil War
The foremost Union commander of the American Civil War, Ulysses S. Grant led his nation’s armies to a victory that united the fractured union. As…
5 Similarities Between Two of History’s Greatest Generals
The Duke of Wellington and Ulysses S. Grant were two of the greatest generals of the 19th century; arguably in the whole of history. Their…