Crossroads
Published: 8/19/25
Surviving Pickett’s Charge
The ferocity of Pickett's Charge changed the soldiers who fought in it, including Union officer Henry Abbott and Confederate officer Henry Owen.
Published: 3/18/25
Failure at Fredericksburg
Union general William B. Franklin and the perils of indecision and delay at the Battle of Fredericksburg
Published: 12/12/24
The Guns at Chickamauga
John Mendenhall, Thomas Crittenden, and a Fateful Decision
Published: 10/2/24
A Burdensome Decision
A look at the difficult decision Colonel Lewis Johnson of the 44th U.S. Colored Troops faced at Dalton, Georgia.
Published: 3/18/24
An Unwilling Abolitionist
Joseph D. Hatfield and emancipation's effects within the Union army
Published: 12/1/23
John Bell Hood and Indecision Along the Tennessee River
A look at the fateful decisions made by Confederate general John Bell Hood during his campaign into Tennessee in 1864.
Published: 9/1/23
Joseph E. Johnston and the Perils of Hindsight
A reassessment of Confederate general Joseph E. Johnston's command decisions.
Published: 6/7/23
Teaching the Battle of Chickamauga
Historian Andrew Bledsoe on how to help students understand the complexity and experience of Civil War combat through battlefield excursions.
Published: 3/7/23
Eli Long and the Raid on Cleveland, Tennessee
In November 1863, Eli Long and some 1,500 Union troops executed a raid against the town of Cleveland, Tennessee.
Published: 9/1/22
Charles Redington Mudge at Gettysburg
A look at the performance of Charles Redington Mudge of the 2nd Massachusetts Infantry at the Battle of Gettysburg.
Published: 6/1/22
William R.J. Pegram and Deliberate Courage
A look at the glory—and dark side—of valorous action in battle as embodied by the Civil War career of William R.J. Pegram.
Published: 12/28/21
Benjamin F. Butler and Military Emancipation
A look at the significant role played by Major General Benjamin Butler in setting Union military policy on emancipation.