Commanders

Published: 1/24/12

What Robert E. Lee Didn’t Do After Appomattox

By: M. Keith Harris

Category: Commanders

Actually, he didn’t do a lot of things. For starters, he didn’t lead a guerilla army against Federal invaders/occupiers—even though more than a few people suggested that he take that...

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Published: 12/1/11

Custer and the End of Innocence

By: Glenn W. LaFantasie

Category: Commanders

George Armstrong Custer rose from captain to brigadier general during the Civil War only to become synonymous with catastrophic failure after his death at the Little Bighorn. What happened?

Published: 12/1/11

General Earl Van Dorn

By: Stephen Berry

Category: Columns

Confederate General Earl Van Dorn was shot dead at his desk in 1863, widely assumed to be the victim of an outraged husband. The truth is more complicated.

Published: 9/1/11

The Men & The Hour

By: Russell McClintock

Category: Commanders

Jefferson Davis spent the winter of 1860-1861 fighting to protect his beloved society from destruction. Abraham Lincoln spent his winter doing the same.