Civil War Author Interview: Thomas J. Rowland on George B. McClellan and Civil War History: In the Shadow of Grant and Sherman

Thomas J. Rowland is the author of George B. McClellan and Civil War History: In the Shadow of Grant and Sherman (Kent State University Press). His is the first-ever book-length review of ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: Diane Monroe Smith on Fanny & Joshua: The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain

Diane Monroe Smith is the author of Fanny & Joshua: The Enigmatic Lives of Frances Caroline Adams and Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, a dual biography that sheds new light on the overexposed ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: Dean B. Mahin on One War at a Time: The International Dimensions of the American Civil War

Dean B. Mahin is the author of One War at a Time: The International Dimensions of the American Civil War, a concise overview of the North’s diplomacy that breaks new ground. You make the ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: James M. Ridgway Jr. on His Book Little Mac: Demise of an American Hero

Jim Ridgway is the author of Little Mac: Demise of an American Hero, a revision of the Radical Republican view of McClellan that dominates today’s histories. You have written a biography ... Read more

Civil War Author Interview: Bevin Alexander on his book, Robert E. Lee’s Civil War

In 1862, Confederate president Jefferson Davis was forced to choose another general to lead the Army of Northern Virginia after Joseph E. Johnston was struck twice in the Battle of Seven Pines ... Read more

Secession in Virginia and the Crisis of the Union: The 1861 Convention

Much has been asserted about Virginia’s declaration of secession in 1861, including assertions about the motives of the delegates to the state convention who voted on the resolution. I have been ... Read more

Battle of Fort Donelson: Brief Summary of Location, Strategies, and Casualties

The construction of the Fort Donelson started in the year 1861 by Daniel S. Donelson and was named after him. Battle of Fort Donelson is a part of American Civil War. It took place in the year ... Read more

Battle of Wilson’s Creek: Facts and Summary of the Battlefield

Battle of Wilson’s Creek or the Battle of Oak hills was the second major civil war battle. This war took place within two weeks of the first major battle in the west of Mississippi River. This ... Read more

Battle of Ball’s Bluff: Location, Facts and Significance

Historians also refer to the Battle of Ball’s Bluff as the Battle of Leesburg or the Battle of Harrison’s Island. This battle was a part of Gen McClellan’s strategy in Northern Virginia aimed at ... Read more

Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries or the Battle of Forts Hatteras and Clark

Also sometimes referred to as the Battle of Forts Hatteras and Clark, the Battle of Hatteras Inlet Batteries was a significant battle for a number of reasons. The battle consisted of a naval ... Read more

First Battle of Bull Run: Facts and Significance

The First Battle of Bull Run or the First Battle of Manassas as it is also called, resulted in thousands of lives lost; and as such it if referred to as first major land battle of the American ... Read more

The Civil War Battle of Philippi (West Virginia)

A significant occurrence of the American Civil War was the Battle of Philippi – which incidentally was also the term used to refer to an ancient battle between the assassins of Julius Caesar on ... Read more