Meet the prolific Confederate spy dubbed the ‘siren of the South’
A Confederate soldier survived a head shot and spit the bullet out 58 years later
Civil War weapons were known to cause massive amounts of damage to the human body. Large caliber arms could shatter bones, force amputations, and end a soldier’s life in the…
Why the Union targeted Confederate salt works during the Civil War
Salt today isn’t nearly as prized as it was in days gone by. Before refrigeration made preserving food so easy, it was a highly prized commodity. During the days of…
The Confederacy’s double-barreled sidearm fired two different calibers
After seceding from the Union, the Confederacy wasn’t really known for much other than slavery, a slow decline, and getting half of their country burned down. There wasn’t much produced…
The 29th Infantry patch is under fire for its ties to the Confederate States
The latest target for military history with possible ties to the wrong side of the U.S. Civil War may be one of the U.S. Army’s most storied unit patches. The…
Today in military history: Battle of Nashville
On Dec. 15, 1864, the Confederate Army of Tennessee was nearly destroyed by the Union forces of General George Thomas. After a long summer of defeats at the hands of…
The Army’s youngest-ever general was left for dead but survived
Galusha Pennypacker came from a long line of military family members. His grandfather fought in the American Revolution, his father served in the Mexican-American War, and his distant cousin was…
The Confederates may have lost the Civil War due to one inept officer
The beginning of the end for the Confederate States of America didn’t come at the capture of Richmond or even the fields of Gettysburg. It came from the west, where…
Today in military history: World’s first combat submarine sinks
On Oct. 15, 1863, the CSS Hunley, the world’s first successful combat submarine, sank. For the second time…and also not the last… Hunley, named for her inventor, Horace Lawson Hunley,…
Why the South was actually fearful of President Lincoln’s assassination
When John Wilkes Booth shot President Abraham Lincoln on April 14, 1865, he was acting in support of the South, of slavery, and his fervent belief that Lincoln was out…