The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...

They were used by the Confederate Army to halt Union forces from retreats ... two examples of these rare forgotten weapons of history, the historic Civil War-era landmine! A development that ...

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was to penetrate ... thus ending Burnside's campaign. 5. Rifled Musket Union and Confederate troops make use of the rifled musket, which ...

As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along ... so the younger Johnston became a drummer boy -- a critical position during the Civil War that was responsible for much more than ...