Civil War Info and Resources
Lt. William B. Cushing, USN, made a name for himself in the Civil War by taking on tough, dangerous assignments that were adventures in themselves. These included such actions as his November 1862 raid...
Captain Gates P. Thruston of the 1st Ohio Infantry served as the ordnance officer for Major General Alexander McCook’s Right Wing of the Union Army of the Cumberland at the Battle of Stones River....
The 11th New Hampshire Infantry entered Federal service in September 1862 and was assigned to the 2nd Brigade of the 2nd Division in the Union Army’s 9th Corps. The regiment first saw action at...
By October 1864, the Confederate States of America faced an increasing prospect of defeat in the Civil War. Union Armies had captured Atlanta, Georgia in September and were engaged in siege operations at Petersburg,...
The David Miller farm on the Union right flank was the scene of some of the most deadly fighting at the Battle of Antietam on September 17th, 1862. The battle’s first shots were fired...
After completing his March to the Sea by capturing Savannah, Georgia in December 1864, Major General William T. Sherman took his army north into the Carolinas early in 1865. In mid-February, Sherman’s army captured Columbia,...
It wasn’t unusual for soldiers in the Civil War to think they would be killed in a battle. This was understandable considering the high number of casualties in the war and the close calls many...
Although great advancements and improvements in the medical treatment of wounded soldiers were made during the Civil War, surgery in the field hospitals remained a frightening experience. In June of 1863, the 6th Michigan...
