the Mexican-American War and the Civil War — the latter two as the commanding officer. He was the first Army officer to hold the rank of lieutenant general after George Washington, and he ran ...

His surrender at Appomattox signaled the end of the war. Source: Civil War Academy Confederate General P.G.T. Beauregard (1818-1893). Better known for his engineering prowess than tactical ability ...

There are only two types of men who actually look good in beards: Union Civil War generals, and Confederate Civil War generals. The epic facial hair of the Civil War has been an internet ...

The ferry ride to the middle of Charleston Harbor can be a journey back in time. In 1860, Fort Sumter, the federal sea fortress guarding Charleston, became a flash point in the tensions between ...

William Piston and John Rutherford discuss General Marmaduke and his Civil War raids Many of us enjoy learning about Civil War history, especially what occurred in the area that we grew up in or live.

it also helped ensure the North won the Civil War since its success helped Lincoln win reelection in the 1864 presidential election over George McClellan, a former top Union general whose ...

FREDERICK, Md. (WJZ) -- As donations go, it is unusual. During the Battle of Gettysburg, a wounded Civil War general's leg was amputated. He donated it the Army's medical museum. Alex DeMetrick ...

Two important Civil War historians will be coming ... Vice President Alexander Stephens and Confederate general and secretary of war John C. Breckinridge, as well as of the battles of Bull Run ...

The Civil War ... entire sweep of the war: the complex causes and lasting effects of America's greatest and most moving calamity, the battles and the homefront, the generals and the private ...