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Military History
July 7, 2004
Thomas A. Desjardin |
Gettysburg: America's Flawed Valhalla Much of what Americans believe about Gettysburg is myth, but their flawed knowledge of the battle nevertheless serves to sanctify their national memory of the fight.   |
Reason
March 2004
Damon W. Root |
Blood Money Gettysburg's status as a national symbol is inseparable from its commercial success. |
Fast Company
July 2008
Evan West,Evan West |
Gettysburg Battle Site Revamps To Attract Tourists With a $100 million revamp, the Civil War site is fighting to get visitors to stay longer -- and spend more. With a $100 million revamp, the Civil War site is fighting to get visitors to stay longer -- and spend more. |
Smithsonian
May 2006
Joshua Kurlantzick |
Destination America: Hallowed Highway From Gettysburg to Monticello, a 175 mile thoroughfare leads through a rich concentration of national history. |
High on Adventure
June 2007
Steve Giordano |
Biking Philly Get away from the city life of Philadelphia and bike the easy, flat 22-mile ride from the Philadelphia Art Museum to Valley Forge National Historical Park. |
Civil War Times
August 18, 2004
Chris Fordney |
Winchester, VA: A Town Embattled Winchester, Virginia, saw more of the war than any other place North or South. |
Salon.com
August 21, 2002
Allen Barra |
"Gettysburg" by Noah Andre Trudeau A new book proves that you can tell the story of this legendary battle in a new way -- from the point of view of the men who fought it. |
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
March 2008 |
Letters From Readers - March 2008 Gettysburg a high water mark.... Ancestor's Antietam legacy... Fort Pulaski and Lee... Correcting the Union offensive... The boy hero of Tennessee... Sharpsburg battle losses... Looking for Italian connections... |
Civil War Times
John C. Waugh |
The Proving Ground in Mexico For young American army officers of the time, the Mexican War was not only the road to glory, it was the road to promotion -- a proving ground for future Civil War generals. |
Military History
July 8, 2004
Jeffry D. Wert |
Longstreet and Lee: Generals At Odds At Gettysburg, Longstreet told Lee that a direct assault would end in disaster -- but Pickett's Charge went forward anyway. |
America's Civil War
Brent L. Vosburg |
Cavalry Clash at Hanover Southern beau sabreur J.E.B. Stuart hardly expected to run head-on into enemy cavalry on his second ride around the Union Army. But a trio of 'boy generals' would soon give the famed Confederate horseman all the action he could handle. |
America's Civil War
January 2008 |
Letter From America's Civil War Lincoln's Relentless Quest for Victory... |
Real Travel Adventures
February 2007
Christopher Ferraro |
Vacationing on the Patriot Trail A vacation to Philadelphia and Washington DC allows you to appreciate the history of this great nation. |
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 |
Death and Civil War America: Interview with Drew Gilpin Faust Faust's new book This Republic of Suffering: Death and the American Civil War is a thoughtful study of the impact of the Civil War's massive death toll. |
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
January 2008
Gerald T. Riggs |
Abraham Lincoln: Commander in Chief Despite his lack of military experience, Abraham Lincoln was forced to become an active commander in chief. Finally, in Ulysses S. Grant, he found a kindred spirit. |
Real Travel Adventures
January 2007
Doris Daniels |
Exploring Black History in Missouri The National Black Tourism Network provides road trips of Missouri to remember and relive the forgotten history of antebellum slavery. |
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. |
Parameters
Summer 2004 |
Book Reviews The New Chinese Empire... The Franco-Prussian War... First Great Triumph... etc. |
Smithsonian
November 2005
Adam Goodheart |
35 Who Made a Difference: Ed Bearss As historian and battlefield guide, Bearss' store of knowledge is prodigious. |
America's Civil War
July 19, 2004
Julie Holcomb |
Eyewitness to War: Iron Brigade Soldier's Wartime Letters Timothy Webster survived Fredericksburg and Gettysburg with the Iron Brigade, but not Petersburg. |
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
Daniel Zimmerman |
J.E.B. Stuart: Gettysburg Scapegoat? Following the Confederate debacle at Gettysburg, many blamed Maj. Gen. J.E.B. Stuart for leaving General Robert E. Lee in the dark. But was Stuart really to blame for the defeat? And if so, was he the only one at fault? |
Fast Company
November 2002
Christine Canabou |
Learn! Charge! Michael Useem, director of the Center for Leadership and Change Management at the University of Pennsylvania's Wharton School, took a group of MBA students on a field trip. Their destination: the Civil War battlefield in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. |
Civil War Times
August 2007 |
Letters From Readers Not a Lincoln Man... More on Lee's Pennsylvania Motives... Accessible to All... Correction... |
Civil War Times
September 2006 |
Letters from Readers Heritage Rediscovered... Another Dixie Diarist... |
BusinessWeek
February 25, 2011
Eric Spitznagel |
The Civil War Reenactors Rise Again The 150th anniversary of the start of the American Civil War will make 2011 a banner year for the reenactment business. Civil War nostalgia has grown into a micro-industry, with specialty stores across the country looking to sell everything from muskets and haversacks to tents. |
Real Travel Adventures
September 2006
Bonnie & Bill Neely |
Enjoying Beautiful Saskatchewan Traveling through Saskatchewan from Manitoba produces a wonderful panorama of rolling grasslands, farms, and low mountains surrounding Lake Qu'Appelle. |
American History
August 9, 2004
William F. B. Vodrey |
George Washington: Hero of the Confederacy? The cost of political greatness, it's been said, is to be forced to campaign long after your death. That's certainly true of George Washington, whose name, image and legacy were appropriated by the Confederacy. |
Popular Mechanics
July 2, 2009
Kyle Roerink |
This Fourth of July, Think About Volunteering for Veterans Many activities are available across the country to take care of veteran needs and to commemorate their service at national historic sites. |
Civil War Times
December 2003
Eric Ethier |
Who Was the Common Soldier of the Civil War? Here's what the statistics tell us. |
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. |
America's Civil War
July 2006
J. David Petruzzi |
Battle of Gettysburg: Who Really Fired the First Shot? When Lieutenant Marcellus Jones touched off a shot in the early morning of July 1, 1863, at Gettysburg, he could not have realized that his bullet would create a controversy argued over for decades. |
AskMen.com
Pete Flies |
Top 10: U.S. Family Vacation Destinations Picking a vacation destination that works for everyone can make the difference between a relaxed, fun drive and a white-knuckled, psycho dad. |
AskMen.com
Kyle Darbyson |
Classic Civil War Movies The fields where the Civil War battles took place may all be parking lots now, but you can relive those days by watching these five classic Civil War films. |
Civil War Times
February 2006
Daniel Mark Epstein |
Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman: War's Kindred Spirits Kindred spirits Abraham Lincoln and Walt Whitman prepared themselves for another bloody year of war as 1863 dawned. |
Parameters
Summer 2005 |
Book Reviews Vietnam Chronicles: The Abrams Tapes, 1968-1972... Imperial Hubris: Why the West is Losing the War on Terror... Perilous Times: Free Speech in Wartime from the Sedition Act of 1798 to the War on Terrorism... etc. |
Fast Company
May 2001
Harriet Rubin |
Past Track to the Future Stephen E. Ambrose has written best-selling histories of great feats of leadership and human endeavor. His insights from the past can teach a new generation of business leaders how to build for the future... |
America's Civil War
March 2007 |
Letters From Readers Remember Corporal-Captain Radar on M*A*S*H?... Where the Hale Was He?... Livid About Lincoln... Stuck in the Wrong Geer... etc. |
American History
February 2007 |
Letter From the Magazine -- February 2007 American History Magazine Honor our fallen best with unwavering devotion to democracy. |
Salon.com
October 5, 2000
Burt Wolf |
A touch of Springfield Abraham Lincoln's hometown is a great place for a family vacation. |
Civil War Times
October 2006 |
Letters from Readers Andersonville vs. Camp Douglas... Mail From the Front... Lincoln's Gettysburg Addressees... |
This Old House
Deborah Snoonian |
Honest Abe Slept Here President Lincoln lived away from the White House for a quarter of his presidency - and today you can visit the other place he called home. |
| Civil War Times |
Letter From Civil War Times - November/December 2007 The memory of wartime service can be a tricky and powerful thing. |
American History
February 2, 2005
Dinesh D'Souza |
Abraham Lincoln as Statesman The key to understanding Lincoln's Philosophy of Statesmanship is that he always sought the meeting point between what was right in theory and what could be achieved in practice. |
HBS Working Knowledge
May 23, 2005
Scott A. Sandage |
Losers and the American Dream Born Losers: A History of Failure in America looks at the stories of near-anonymous people who dreamed big and fell far, while at the same time exploring our shifting attitudes toward those Willy Lomans in our midst. |
Civil War Times
May 2007 |
Letters From Readers These Honored Dead... Rewriting History With the 1st... Gallant Goat... The Lincoln-Davis Affair?... Correction... |
America's Civil War
November 2006 |
Letters from Readers Opening the Ball... Battlefield Behavior... |
