Herman Melville’s Poem Shiloh: A Requiem
The April 6-7, 1862 Battle of Shiloh in Tennessee was by far the costliest battle in terms of casualties up to that point in the year old Civil War. Each side suffered over 1700...
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Colonel Francis C. Barlow’s Report on His Command’s Action at the Sunken Road in the Battle of Antietam
The Sunken Road, or Bloody Lane as it would be named post battle, was the scene of some of the most intense fighting at the Battle of Antietam, a battle that featured a great...
The Civil War Themed Episodes of the Classic Twilight Zone TV Series
The original Twilight Zone television series had several episodes that dealt with the topic of war including some set during the Civil War. Rod Serling, the show’s creator, was a World War II combat...
The Model 1857 Napoleon 12 Pounder Cannon Was Widely Used by Both Sides in the Civil War
Union and Confederate armies used several types of guns in field artillery units in the Civil War. One of the more commonly used and effective field artillery pieces was the Model 1857 12 Pounder,...
The 16th Michigan Infantry on Little Round Top at The Battle of Gettysburg
The 3rd Brigade of the 1st Division of the Fifth Army Corps, Army of the Potomac, under the command of Colonel Strong Vincent, is remembered for its role in defending Little Round Top at...
U.S. Mint Releases Civil War Surgeon Dr. Mary E. Walker Quarter
As part of its four year American Women Quarter series, the U.S. Mint has released a quarter honoring Dr. Mary Edwards Walker, a Civil War surgeon who was awarded the Medal of Honor despite...
The Pennsylvania State Memorial Monument is the Largest Monument at Gettysburg
Appropriately, the largest monument on the Gettysburg battlefield honors the soldiers of Pennsylvania who defended their home state in that July 1-3, 1863 battle. Situated on Cemetery Ridge, the Pennsylvania State Monument is 110...
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow’s Civil War Poem “A Nameless Grave”
During the Civil War, neither the U.S. or Confederate military or government issued any type of identification to their soldiers. Although official identification in the form of the now familiar metal “dog tags” were...