Even longtime Civil War history buffs learned something new at the Kankakee Valley Historical Society’s event Saturday in ...

Ambrose Burnside's roller-coaster military career included early Civil War successes ... across a narrow bridge dominated by Confederate sharpshooters, when a careful reconnaissance of the ...

Throughout much of the Civil War, a key Union objective was ... begin construction on the morning of December 11, Confederate sharpshooters open fire. Union artillery at Stafford Heights aids ...

Battle of Stone’s River begins (Tennessee). The Confederates at Murfreesboro, Tenn., waited for an assault from Maj. Gen. William S.

Photo for the Mirror by Cori Bolger MARTINSBURG — When it came time to pick a topic for her fifth grade Civil ... sharpshooters near Devil’s Den, forcing them to surrender. After the war ...

who purchased the home in 1996 and restored it to its Civil War appearance. The museum has authentically furnished rooms, a Confederate sharpshooters' nest with forensic evidence of soldiers ...