A Day in the Life of the Civil War

The Shelton Laurel Massacre an execution of 13 men and boys accused of being Union sympathizers occurred on January 18 th 1863 in Madiso...

Confederate General Henry Heth The Second Battle of Ream’s Station was fought August 25 th 1864 in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, a part o...

Confederate Colonel John Mercer Brockenbrough resigned his commission on January 21 st 1864. John Mercer Brockenbrough was born August...

Confederate General James Jay Archer died October 24 th 1864 from an illness he developed while a Prisoner of War. James Jay Archer w...

The Confederate Army of Kentucky was designated such August 25th 1862 and led by Edmund Kirby Smith. The Army of Kentucky was designated ...

Union Lieutenant Marcellus E Jones fired the first shot July 1st 1863, that started the three day Battle of Gettysburg. Union Cavalry und...

Confederate General Joseph Robert Davis, the nephew of Confederate President Jefferson Davis was born January 12th 1825. Joseph Robert...

The Battle of Globe Tavern [also called Second Battle of Weldon Railroad] was begun on August 18th 1864. South of Petersburg Virginia this w...

Brigadier General James J Pettigrew marched into Gettysburg PA on June 30th 1863 in search of shoes. James J Pettigrew who was in command of...

James Jay Archer the first general captured from the Army of Northern Virginia was born on December 19th 1817. James Jay Archer was the s...