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First Battle of Bull Run

Why the Union wore blue and the Confederacy gray during the Civil War

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How John Brown’s raid on the arsenal at Harper’s Ferry made the Civil War inevitable

By Daniel Tobias Flint

Battle of White Oak Swamp Bridge

How the Seven Days Battles lengthened the Civil War by 2 years

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President Lincoln personally led a recon mission during the Civil War

By Daniel Tobias Flint

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12 strange and surprising facts about the Civil War

By Blake Stilwell

civil war fistfight

That time an entire battle stopped to watch two soldiers in a fistfight

By Blake Stilwell

How female spies changed the course of the Civil War

By Bethaney Phillips

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Robert E. Lee’s nephew got beaten by an all-Black brigade so bad he had to lie about it

By Samantha Dunne

5 reasons why John Bell Hood was the worst Civil War general

By Blake Stilwell

Union Navy at Mobile Bay

Today in military history: Union victory at Mobile Bay

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

Two Civil War soldiers awarded Medal of Honor for Great Locomotive Chase

By Miguel Ortiz

A detailed black and white engraving depicts a violent battle scene between Native American warriors and armed soldiers or settlers. The Native Americans, some wearing feathered headdresses, are firing rifles and engaging in close combat. One Native American is on horseback, appearing to be shot or wounded. The soldiers or settlers, dressed in 19th-century frontier attire with hats and bandoliers, are aiming rifles and pistols at the Native Americans. Teepees and smoke from gunfire fill the background, emphasizing the intensity of the conflict. The scene captures a chaotic and dramatic moment of confrontation.

Why the Union Army fielded a unit of Confederate defectors against Native tribes

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Today in military history: Destruction of Atlanta begins

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Today in military history: Lincoln relieves General McClellan of command

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Here’s what to know about the Battle of Antietam

By Jessica Evans

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One of the earliest fad diets was started by a Civil War surgeon

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How the Union broke Confederate secret codes in the Civil War

Marine Corps during the civil war

The role of the Marine Corps during the Civil War

Today in military history: John Brown’s raid on Harpers Ferry

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Why is there a statue of Abraham Lincoln in England?