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America's Civil War Richard F. Welch |
Encounter on Blocher's Knoll On July 1, 1863, two generals, one badly wounded, allegedly met. The veracity of that encounter, now part of Civil War lore, has long been debated. |
Civil War Times March 2007 Richard F. Welch |
Burning High Bridge: The South's Last Hope The Army of Northern Virginia's final opportunity to escape Grant's net disappeared on the banks of the Appomattox -- along with the dream of a Confederate nation. |
America's Civil War January 2008 Curtis D. Crockett |
The Union's Bloody Miscue at Spotsylvania's Muleshoe How Colonel Emory Upton's brilliant plan for limiting casualties devolved into the most primal combat of the war. |
Military History November 2006 Robert N. Thompson |
Battle of Cold Harbor: The Folly and Horror The blame for a broad command failure that led to 7,000 unnecessary Union casualties in a single hour applies to more than just the commander in chief. |
America's Civil War June 29, 2004 Arnold Blumberg |
From the Wilderness to Petersburg with the Old Dominion Brigade The Virginia regiments originally under the brigade command of William Mahone seemed to save their best for last. After two years of average service, they became Robert E. Lee's go-to troops in the Wilderness and at Petersburg's Crater. |
America's Civil War Bruce A. Trinque |
Hancock's 'Well-Conducted Fizzle' With Robert E. Lee's Army of Northern Virginia stubbornly clinging to Petersburg, Ulysses S. Grant decided to cut its vital rail lines. To perform the surgery, he selected one of the North's proven heroes -- 'Hancock the Superb.' |
Civil War Times September 2006 Ted Alexander |
Battle of Antietam: Two Great American Armies Engage in Combat The opposing armies at Antietam were two very different forces commanded by two very different men. |
America's Civil War Noah Andre Trudeau |
Robert E. Lee's Struggle in the Wilderness As the Union army crossed the Rapidan River to commence its powerful spring offensive, Confederate General Robert E. Lee scrambled to divine his enemy's intentions. But not even Lee could fully pierce the fog of war. |
America's Civil War Al Hemingway |
Day One at Chancellorsville New Union commander 'Fighting Joe' Hooker planned to encircle Robert E. Lee at the Virginia crossroads hamlet of Chancellorsville. The plan seemed to be working perfectly, until... |
Civil War Times August 2007 Marc Leepson |
At Washington's Gates: Jubal Early's Chance to Take the Capitol A Confederate army came within hours of capturing the Federal capital and dramatically altering the 1864 presidential election, the war and the ultimate fate of two American nations. |
Civil War Times July 2007 Michael Dreese |
Fighting and Dying for the Colors at Gettysburg Beyond their practical value on Civil War battlefields, regimental flags and other banners embodied the pride, honor and bravery of the soldiers who willingly gave their lives to defend them. |
America's Civil War Ronald E. Bullock |
Last-Ditch Rebel Stand at Petersburg After nearly 10 months of trench warfare, Confederate resistance at Petersburg, Va., suddenly collapsed. Desperate to save his army, Robert E. Lee called on his soldiers for one last miracle. |
America's Civil War James B. Ronan II |
Union Regulars Brigade Desperate Stand at Chickamauga Civil War Brigadier General John King's disciplined brigade of Union Regulars found itself tested as never before at Chickamauga. For two bloody days, the Regulars dashed from one endangered spot to another, seeking to save their army from annihilation. |
America's Civil War January 12, 2005 Michael C. Hardy |
April 2, 1865: 'A Day of Carnage and Blood' Sixth Corps Yankees stumbled out of their earthworks and toward the muddy pits of the Army of Northern Virginia. It was the beginning of the end. |
America's Civil War September 2006 Gerald J. Smith |
44th Georgia Regiment Volunteers in the American Civil War The hard-fighting 44th Georgia suffered some of the heaviest losses of any regiment in the Civil War. |
America's Civil War January 2007 Mike Haskew |
Battle of Chickamauga Overconfident and overextended, the Union Army of the Cumberland advanced into the deep woods of northwest Georgia. Waiting Confederates did not intend for them to leave. At Chickamauga Creek, the two sides collided. |
America's Civil War Robert C. Cheeks |
Nothing But Glory Gained On a hot July afternoon, 12,000 Southern soldiers started across an airless valley toward bristling enemy lines a mile away. For a moment, time stood still. The fate of two nations hung in the balance. Then the shooting began. |
America's Civil War Michael E. Haskew |
Union General William Rosecrans's attack on Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Army of Tennessee American Civil War Union General William Rosecrans bided his time, waiting to attack Confederate General Braxton Bragg's Rebel army at Murfreesboro, 30 miles south of Nashville. |
America's Civil War January 2007 Gordon Berg |
Battle of Chickamauga and Gordon Granger's Reserve Corps In 1863, Gordon Granger's rookie Reserve Corps saved the Army of the Cumberland from impending destruction. |
America's Civil War July 2005 Jeffry C. Burden |
Failed Attack at Vicksburg Ulysses S. Grant thought his formidable Army of the Tennessee could take Vicksburg from a "beaten" foe by direct assault. He was wrong, thanks to near-impregnable fortifications, renewed Southern spirit, and surprisingly suspect Northern generalship. |
America's Civil War Gary W. Dolzall |
Enemies Front and Rear Union forces under George H. Thomas destroyed the Confederate Army of Tennessee at Nashville as Thomas endured his own battle of resolve with Ulysses S. Grant. |
Civil War Times May 2006 Maurice D'Aoust |
Hoodwinked During the Civl War: Union Military Deception Appearances could be misleading on the battlefields of the Civil War. |
Civil War Times August 2005 John Cabell Early |
A Southern Boy Remembers Gettysburg Major General Jubal Early's nephew recalls the famous meeting on July 1 between his uncle and General Robert E. Lee during the 1863 invasion of Pennsylvania. |
Civil War Times September 2006 |
Letter Robert E. Lee's men reminded the Yankees on the ridges around Sharpsburg, Md., that size, supply and fortuitous discoveries of informative cigar wrappers don't always translate into victory on the battlefield. |
Parameters Summer 2006 |
Book Reviews Our Endangered Values: America's Moral Crisis. By Jimmy Carter... State-Building: Governance and World Order in the 21st Century. By Francis Fukuyama... Armageddon: The Battle for Germany 1944-1945. By Max Hastings... etc. |