John Cannan

A detailed examination of one of the Civil War's most tragic battles pitting Robert E. Lee against Ulysses S. Grant

On the morning of May 12, 1864, the site of the daring Union assault on the center of the Confederate line became the scene of…

A spectacular early morning underground explosion followed by bloody hand-to-hand combat and unprecedented command malfeasance makes the story of the Crater one of the most…

For two days in early May,1864, a dark woodland south of the Rapidan River known as the Wilderness rang with the clamor of battle. The…

The stone bridge on the southern flank of the Antietam battlefield became one of the Civil War's most powerful symbols of courage and sacrifice. The…

September 17, 1862, over 25,000 men became casualties in the battle of Antietam, on the Civil War's single bloodiest day. Confederate and Federal infantry and…