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Officials with the City of San Antonio announced the Alamo Plaza will be closed to vehicular and pedestrian traffic during the hours of 8:30 p.m. to 6…

On January 8, 1863, Confederate forces failed to dislodge Union supply and medical facilities in Springfield, Missouri. The attack force of approximately…

While the American Civil War engulfed some parts of the country, life elsewhere continued as usual. On January 8, 1863, ground was broken in Sacramento,…

On January 11, 1863, Union Major General John A. McClernand concluded a joint naval/army operation against the Confederate Fort Hindman, also known as…

On April 1, 1863, both the Union and Confederacy announced important changes in the command structure of their respective armies. General Francis Herron…

On Thursday, April 2, 1863 the so-called “Bread Riot” occurred in Richmond, Virginia. Allegedly a mob crowded around a wagon, demanding bread. The unruly…

Despite any lingering doubts about commander of the Army of the Potomac General Joseph Hooker, Abraham Lincoln was determined to see Hooker victorious on…

In just one week Confederate General Jubal Early’s 30,000 man force in the Shenandoah Valley had pushed northeastward nearly 100 miles, threatening…

Confederate General Joseph Johnston’s retreat to the Chattahoochee River compelled President Jefferson Davis on July 7, 1864 to write Johnston that he was…

On Monday, July 11, 1864 Jubal Early’s Confederates entered the environs of Washington, D.C. and attacked Fort Stevens with artillery. That afternoon and…