Facts and Figures
Published: 9/1/19
On the March
Both the Union and Confederacy had formal regulations for armies on the march. Here are figures associated with some of the more fundamental rules.
Published: 7/1/19
The Weight They Carried
A breakdown of the average weights of key equipment carried by Union soldiers during the Civil War.
Published: 5/1/19
Satterlee General Hospital
A look at Philadelphia's Satterlee General Hospital, which cared for sick and wounded Union soldiers from June 1862 to August 1865.
Published: 12/1/18
Hardtack
Learn more about hardtack, the infamous hard bread that was a staple of Civil War soldiers' daily rations.
Published: 5/1/13
The Dead of Gettysburg
Historian Stephen Berry looks at the brutal, hyper-local realities of the dead of Gettysburg that grand narratives tend to glide over.
Published: 5/1/13
Gettysburg by the Numbers
Statistics associated with the Battle of Gettysburg that go beyond standard strengths and losses, hinting at the massive scope and impact of the epic fight.
Published: 12/1/11
By the Numbers: Civil War Mortality Reconsidered
A study by historian J. David Hacker revises the long-accepted Civil War death toll upward from 620,000 to 750,000 male deaths.