Union Soldiers offers a complete guide for Civil War enthusiasts of all ages. Herdegen employs nearly 100 photographs coupled with clear and concise prose broken down into short, easy to understand chapters to better understand these men. Coverage includes such varied topics as the organizati...
The American Civil War, widely known in the United States as simply the Civil War, was a war fought from 1861 to 1865 to determine the survival of the Union or the independence of the Confederacy.
Union Soldiers at Appomattox Court House Introduction - Civil War Facts The American Civil War lasted for four bloody years. Fighting began at Fort Sumter in South Carolina in 1861 and ended in 1864 with the surrender of General Lee at Appomattox Court House in Virginia. There are numerous inte...
The twenty-two Union soldiers attempted to flee after abandoning the General but were soon discovered. For their bravery the U.S. troops were awarded the Congressional Medal Of Honor, some posthumously. During the war's final years Southern railroads were in such horrid condition they offered ...
George Armstrong Custer was a United States Army officer who, after finishing last in his class at West Point, was still called to serve in the Union army at the start of the The Civil War. After serving in the American Civil War, he then served in the Indian Wars, meeting his end ...
became the war’s oldest veteran when he joined the Union Army at Gettysburg on July 1. Sources have said that Burns simply picked up his flintlock musket and powder horn, and asked a Union soldier if they could make use of his modern rifle, and if he could fall in with their ...
Confederate soldiers fought on the side of the South during the American Civil War. Learn about what life was like for these soldiers, including...
The war began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861. The war ended in Spring, 1865. Robert E. Lee surrendered the last major Confederate army to Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Courthouse on April 9, 1865. The last battle was fought...
The day was originally set aside to remember Union soldiers who died during the Civil War, but following World War I, its scope expanded to include those who died in any war or military action. At the end of the Civil War, many US cities held their own memorial observations for their ho...
The objects of the Union among the States, as described in article third, are “their common defense, security of their liberties, and mutual and general welfare.” The terms of article eighth are still more identical: “All charges of war and all other expenses that shall be incurred for...