American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

The general’s campaign through the South is known for its brutality against civilians. For the enslaved who followed his army ...

However, the length of the march and Union control of the high ground to spot the rebel movements allowed Meade to shift his forces to avert disaster. The Confederate army was able to capture Rock ...

commonly referred to as "Lee's Army," was the Confederacy's main fighting force in the Eastern Theater of the Civil War. Strategically, the Eastern Theater was arguably the most important ...