A Day in the Life of the Civil War

Confederate victory at the Battle of Cole Camp on June 19 th 1861 in Benton County, Missouri allowed the Missouri governor and the State ...

Fort or Camp Lyon in Alexandria, Virginia was rocked by an explosion on June 9 th 1863 that killed 21 Union soldiers. Fort Lyon was c...

Confederate Brigadier General Benjamin McCulloch of Texas was killed during the Battle of Pea Ridge March 7 th 1862. Benjamin McCulloc...

Union General Nathaniel Lyon was killed August 10th 1861 during the Battle of Wilson’s Creek. Nathaniel Lyon was born on the family farm ...

Union General George Gordon Meade and the Army of the Potomac received a “Thanks of Congress” January 28th 1864 for their part in the Ba...

An Officer in the United States Cavalry William Selby Harney died May 9th 1889. William Selby Harney was born August 27th 1800 in Haysbo...