Second Battle of Bull Run (Second Manassas): Significance, Facts and Strategies

The Second Battle of Bull Run was fought from 28th to 30th of August, 1862 at the same place where the first battle was fought in 1861 but it was on a much larger scale than the first one. Union ... Read more

First Battle of Winchester (Virginia): Casualties and Order of Battle

The First Battle of Winchester was fought around Winchester and Frederick counties of Virginia on 25th of May 1862. After combating with Major General Nathaniel Banks’ receding army at Newtown ... Read more

Battle of Glorieta Pass: Short Summary and Significance

The Battle of Glorieta Pass was fought in the northern territory of New Mexico between March 26 and 28, 1862; March 26 saw a minor skirmish between the Union and Confederate forces whereas the ... Read more

Battle of Pea Ridge (Elkhorn Tavern): Where and Why?

The battle of Pea Ridge (also known as the Battle of Elkhorn Tavern) is deemed as one of the biggest engagements in the history of civil war that was fought on the Western Front line from March 6 ... Read more

Battle of Gaines’ Mill: Order, Summary and Facts

Also known as the First Battle of Cold Harbor and Battle of Chickahominy River, the Battle of Gaines’ Mill took place on the 27th of June, 1862 in the Hanover County. It was the third day of the ... Read more

Battle of Malvern Hill: Casualties and Summary

The Battle of Malvern Hill was the sixth day and the last day of the infamous Seven Day’s Battles. Also known as the Battle of Poindexter’s Farm, it had an involvement of more than 50,000 ... Read more

Battle of Island Number Ten (Battle of New Madrid 1862): Summary and Facts

The Battle of Island Number Ten started on February 28 and lasted till April 8, 1862 during the American Civil War. It is also known as the battle of New Madrid since it was fought at the New ... Read more

The Siege of Corinth: Reasons, Summary and Facts

Siege of Corinth was fought between 29th April and 30th May, 1862. This engagement of the American Civil War is also known as the First Battle of Corinth. Corinth was a strategic point because it ... Read more

Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip: Who Won?

This battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philip was an engagement for the control over New Orleans. Battle of Forts Jackson and St. Philips was fought between April 18 and April 28 in the year 1862. ... Read more

Battle of Shiloh: Facts, Significance and Casualties

The Battle of Shiloh, which took place for two days, from April 6 to April 7, 1862, is also known as the Battle of Pittsburg Landing. With one of the highest number of casualties, this is also ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: Max McCoy on Jesse: A Novel of the Outlaw Jesse James

Max McCoy is the editor of Jesse: A Novel of the Outlaw Jesse James, a 1999 what-if work of fiction that tackles the life and mysterious death of this famous one-time Quantrill guerilla. What ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: Christian G. Samito on Commanding Boston’s Irish Ninth

Christian G. Samito is the editor of Commanding Boston’s Irish Ninth: The Civil War Letters of Colonel Patrick R. Guiney, Ninth Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, a major find of unpublished ... Read more