Soon after the formation of the Confederate States of America, the new government chose a national seal and motto: Deo...
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Led by John Bell Hood, the famed Texas Brigade achieved its first great feat of combat arms at Gaines' Mill....
More Americans died in The Civil War than any other conflict. In fact, it took half of all Americans lost...
Private Sam Watkins of Company H, 1st Tennessee Regiment chronicled his experiences in his writings "Co. Aytch." It is considered...
The Confederate Army had a number of soldiers who were Scottish or had Scottish ancestry. Some of the Scottish units...
The Southern Confederate soldier was a tough character, and one of the finest warriors to ever take the field of...
Why would an innocent and good looking, blond haired, blue eyed, 21 year old Confederate man, weighing barely 100 pounds,...
Martin Van Buren Bates was a normal baby born to normal parents in Letcher County, Kentucky, in 1837. But he...
Animals of all kinds were part of the Civil War and very valuable in their working roles and on the...
No battle of the war saw more troops on the field than the Battle of Fredericksburg. Although greatly outnumbered, Lee’s...
