Admiral David Dixon Porter was one of the Union's...  ...ion's most successful naval commanders during the American Civil War . After an excellent combat record, he served as S...  ...demy and, in retirement, wrote his memoirs of the war and a naval history of it.At Emerging Civil...

In 1862, John Gilleland was a 53-year old carpenter in Athens, Georgia. He was too old to serve in the Confederate Army, but he was a private in a home guard unit. Determined to find some way to counteract the Union's ma...

(Photo via Jenny Pancakes)Robert E. Lee Elementary School in Austin, Texas is named after the famous Confederate general with that name. As the Confederate States of America was founded for the explicit purpose of preser...

(Image: Alexrk2)In 1861, at the outbreak of the American Civil War , Maryland was a slave state. There were many Conf...  ...resident Lincoln took no chances. For much of the war , Maryland would be occupied by Federal forces dep...  ...t the Confederacy in Virginia.It would be an ugly w...

(Photo: Dogs of Gettysburg)Well, technically speak...  ...or Confederate soldier with the precision that a Civil War reenactor would appreciate, then Stephanie Honode...  ...m pet clothing for 15 years. About 5 years ago, a Civil War reen...

(Photo via Pairie View A&M University)Today, J...  ...Texas had been largely spared the ravages of the war . Now, having dispatched the largest of the rebel...  ...eastern part of the state had thrived during the war , as their services were in great demand by Confed...  ...t work. Slavery was in no way weak...

(Photo: US Post Office)In a fascinating article at...  ...out United States fractional currency. During the American Civil War , the Trent Affair almost drew the UK into declari...  ...he Trent Affair almost drew the UK into declaring war on the United States. This would almost certainly...  ...plomats were able...

On July 3, 1863--the third and final day of the Battle of Gettysburg-- a Confederate infantry assault that came to be known as Pickett’s Charge almost broke the Army of Potomac in two.First Lieutenant Alonzo H. Cus...

Slate's Vault blog describes a fascinating board g...  ...a fascinating board game made in the midst of the American Civil War . Charlton & Althrop, a publishing house in Ph...  ...xcept with a bit more bloodshed.The game shows an American bald eagle strangling a snake representing Southe...  ...ces sends th...

(Photo: US Navy)It’s not unusual for warships to change hands. When belligerent powers lose wars , they sometimes forfeit warships as prizes. And victorious powers may sell off the...  ....The Confederacy commissioned the construction of warsh...