The Army Itch And Other Scary Civil War Maladies Which Make Us Thankful For Modern Medicine
Disease accounted for the deaths of 65% of Union soldiers and 62% of Confederates during the Civil War. Those high numbers beat out all other…
Heroes of America: The Red String Band Rebelled Against the Confederacy in the Civil War
It is easy to think of wars from earlier centuries in rather simplistic terms, especially as they fade further into the past. The American Civil…
Where heroes rest – Local cemetery serves as burial site for soldiers of black infantry regiments
War History online proudly presents this Guest Piece from Jeremy P. Ämick, who is a military historian and writes on behalf of the Silver Star Families…
The First Native American General Wrote The Appomattox Surrender In The Civil War
How hard would you work to make a change in this world? How many times would you take rejection before giving up? Ely Parker, the…
The First Native American General Wrote The Appomattox Surrender In The Civil War
How hard would you work to make a change in this world? How many times would you take rejection before giving up? Ely Parker, the…
How The American Civil War Even Reached As Far As The Pacific Coast
The American Civil War, despite the country’s relatively small official footprint at the time, stretched across North America, from the Atlantic to the Pacific. Then,…
How the Civil War Created the Modern Economy
During the Civil War, more Americans died than in any other war the U.S. has ever been involved in. Funding the war also took a…
A Dangerous, Essential Job – Spies in the American Civil War
The use of spying in the American Civil War was widespread. Neither the North or the South had a centralized agency to handle these matters.…
The Medical Innovations Brought About By The American Civil War
During the American Civil War, technology moved at a rapid pace. A war fought on America’s soil was the perfect breeding ground for innovations, particularly…
Five “A- List” Battles of the American Civil War – The Most Decisive Battles Of The War
According to the Civil War Sites Advisory Commission (CWSA), the many battles fought during the American Civil War can be categorized according to how significant…
From The Civil War To WW2 – American PoW Camps Were A Necessity Of War
1. The Beginning of the U.S. PoW System The United States has housed prisoners of war since its inception as a country. During the Revolutionary War,…
War Journalism During The American Civil War – Innovations And The Search For A Great Story
The American Civil War saw the rise of many new technologies, from weaponry to medical advances. An aspect of this were the changes taking place…