In April 1862, the Battle of Shiloh erupted into two days of extraordinary bloodshed, leaving more than 23,000 soldiers ...

"Forget, hell!" : the Civil War in southern memory / Charles Joyner -- Confederate identity and the southern myth since the Civil War / Bruce Collins -- Unfinished business : African Americans and the ...

Ulysses S. Grant is often dismissed as a simple butcher of his troops. In fact, Grant was an inspired military leader with a genius for issuing lucid orders, maneuvering his troops adroitly, and ...

The enigmatic figure of General Ulysses S. Grant has been the subject of much analysis over recent years, especially as the narrative of “Butcher Grant” has subsided alongside the “Lost Cause” myth.

Reconstruction might be the single most difficult moment in the American past. It came in the wake of what might be the bravest moment, the American Civil War and the abolition of slavery. But the ...

Take a historic tour inside the preserved home of General Ulysses S. Grant, exploring the rooms, artifacts, and stories of ...

An almost $1 million Battlefield Land Acquisition grant from the National Park Service will be combined with local funds and help fund the purchase of more than 30 acres on the banks of the Tennessee ...