In school we learned about the Monitor and the Merrimac. But the Merrimac was not its name when it battled...
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The day was overcast, winds blowing hard as the Warships neared each other. The War of 1812 between Britain and...
The world’s oldest ship still in commission is the USS Constitution, launched in 1797. Paul Revere forged her copper spikes...
Time for another tale from Civil War author and humorist Private Sam Watkins of the 1st Tennessee Regiment. Here's how...
Robert E. Lee is famous as a battlefield commander, but the Civil War had been raging for over a year...
Private Sam Watkins was on picket duty on Missionary Ridge, on top of Lookout Mountain near Chattanooga, Tennessee. Sam watched...
The Civil War Battle of Lexington, Missouri is also known as the Battle of Hemp Bales. As you may know,...
“Fightin’ Joe” Wheeler has the distinction of serving as both a Confederate General in the Civil War, and later as...
When a battle raged, Rebels and Yankees fought like the devil. But when things were quiet, they often got along...
No town was more fought over during the Civil War than Winchester, Virginia. It changed hands so many times that...
