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On Saturday, October 4, 1862, General Earl Van Dorn’s Confederates renewed their assault against General William Rosecrans’ Federals at Corinth,…

Four individuals—Samuel Arnold, Michael O’Laughlen, Edman Spangler, and Samuel Mudd-- did not receive the death penalty for conspiracy in Lincoln’s death.…

After the war, Union General George McClellan took his family to Europe until 1868. Returning home, McClellan became the chief engineer of the New York…

On Friday, April 8, 1864 Confederates commanded by General Richard Taylor formed a defensive perimeter at Sabine Crossroads near Mansfield, Louisiana.…

By mid-April 1864, communications flowed freely between President Jefferson Davis and his chief general in the field, Robert E. Lee. Both men anticipated…

This Week in the Civil War-- On Thursday, April 7, 1864 the Confederate War Department ordered James Longstreet’s corps, which had spent the winter and…

The following day after Nathaniel Banks’ Union forces were defeated at Mansfield, Richard Taylor’s Confederates attacked Banks at Pleasant Hill,…

On Friday, October 9, 1863 Robert E. Lee and the Confederate Army of Northern Virginia began crossing the Rapidan River in an attempt to move against…

On Monday, October 12, 1863 Abraham Lincoln wired General George Meade, asking “What news this morning?” Rumors had reached Washington, D.C. about the…

While Jefferson Davis visited with Bragg in north Georgia, Abraham Lincoln remained in Washington, D.C., maintaining a continuing dialogue with numerous…