Civil War Info and Resources
In the first two years of the Civil War, the Confederate cavalry vastly outperformed its Union counterpart, especially in campaigns in the East. This led to poor morale and a defeatist attitude among the...
On February 6th, 1862, Flag Officer Andrew Foote of the U.S. Navy attacked Confederate Fort Henry located on the Tennessee River in Tennessee near the Kentucky border. Foote’s fleet totaled seven gunboats, including four...
In June of 1864, Major General William T. Sherman’s army was marching, maneuvering, and fighting its way towards Atlanta, Georgia. On June 14th, Sherman’s men were near Pine Mountain, northwest of Atlanta and not...
In the late fall of 1861, Confederate Brigadier General Felix Zollicoffer was given the task of guarding the Cumberland Gap, an important mountain pass located where Tennessee, Virginia, and Kentucky border each other. Zollicoffer...
“Mercy Street”, a six part drama set in Alexandria, Virginia during the Civil War, hits the airwaves with its premier episode on January 17th. The series focuses on a hospital in the Union occupied...
Name Meaning John is of Hebrew origin and means”God is gracious”. Vital Stats Birthday: September 13th, 1813 Birth Name: John Sedgwick Birthplace: Cornwall Hollow, Connecticut Date of Death: May 9th, 1864 Cause of death:...
Before General Ulysses S. Grant’s launched his successful April to July 1863 campaign to take Vicksburg, Mississippi, he made several other attempts to take that important city on the Mississippi River. One of these...
With all the excitement surrounding the release of the film “Star Wars–The Force Awakens”, The Washington Post had a little fun speculating on how Civil War documentarian Ken Burns would tell the story of...
