The Civil War was by far the deadliest of all American conflicts. In 1860, the population of the United States (whites, blacks, and “other”) was over 31 million. In the war that followed, some 620,000 ...

Few events have shaped the United States as profoundly as the American Civil War. Fought from 1861 to 1865, the conflict ...

Time lost, time found : the Confederate victory at Manassas and the Union defeat at Bull Run -- "An hour too late" : the Confederate defeat at Gettysburg -- "Like a wheel in a watch" : soldiers, camp, ...

North America formed by the Southern United States during the American Civil War (1861-1865). Latest Confederate States of ...

The surrender of Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Army of Northern Virginia to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant near Appomattox on April 9, 1865 was an event remembered as essentially the end of the ...

Guerrillas and other irregular forces in the American Civil War actively engaged with the civil populace on a day-to-day basis and often relied on it for their very survival. Modern Special Operations ...

The Lower South secedes -- The Confederate States of America -- Secession runs its course -- A new day dawns -- Enemies, spies, and traitors -- and Reconstruction -- Consolidating the government -- ...

Strategy is the focus of most of the modern military historians. Their driving assumption is that strategy is the ‘dog’ and tactics is the ‘tail.’ In other words, strategy shapes the course and ...