Readers of newspapers across America 160 years ago this week would have seen two similar headlines on the front page of their paper trumpeting the end of the Civil War: “Victory, Victory” and “The ...
At the year's first meeting of the Bella Vista Civil War Round Table on Jan. 2, Dale Phillips, vice president of the organization, spoke on the Battle of Chickamauga. He said many historians look on ...
The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...
Between 1861 and 1865, the Confederacy issued currency to millions of Southerners, gambling that a Confederate victory would ensure the currency was redeemable. To devalue the Confederate Currency, ...
The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious world of the hit TV show Severance? The Battle of Cold Harbor was a ...
The Battle of Olustee took place in February 1864 in Baker County, Florida. Confederate forces intercepted the Union troops, resulting in a significant Confederate victory. The battle resulted in ...
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCSC) - One of the earliest battles launched from the sea during the Civil War gave the Union an important victory off the Beaufort County coast. Months before the Battle of Port ...