The war took a massive toll. According to statistics compiled by the National Park Service, 110,100 men on the Union side lost their lives in combat, and another 275,174 were wounded in action, while ...
The clash at Hanover kept Confederate cavalry commander J.E.B. Stuart away from Robert E. Lee’s army at a critical moment in history—but there is more to the story. Historians have made much of ...
The Battle of Gettysburg was fought July 1-3, 1863, in and around the town of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. (Universal History Archive/Universal Images Group via Getty Images) After the Battle of ...
Instead, the flag in question is a Confederate banner captured by Minnesota troops at the Battle of Gettysburg. The flag of the 28th Virginia Regiment was taken by the First Minnesota Regiment during ...