The Civil War was fought in 10,000 places, from Valverde, New Mexico, and Tullahoma, Tennessee, to St. Albans, Vermont, and Fernandina on the Florida coast. More than 3 million Americans fought in ...

Both dismemberment during battle and decay on the battlefield during the often-lengthy interval between death and recovery challenged Civil War-era Americans’ ideas about the “good death.” ...

Pvt. Lucien Weakley’s weathered headstone stands beneath a towering magnolia tree that is surrounded by the graves of thousands of other Confederate soldiers in Atlanta’s Oakland Cemetery.

Hess has produced once again an excellent history of a Civil War battle, encompassing the history of the operations that resulted in a major battle East of Atlanta on July 22 nd and 23 rd, the ...

Attendees can walk through the camps, watch demonstrations and learn about the lives of soldiers and civilians during the Civil War era. This family-friendly event is free. Jeff Wormley explains the ...

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