Battles Of The American Civil War

Union soldiers charged it again and again, and each time they were cut down. At the Battle of Fredericksburg in December 1862, Confederate troops behind a stone wall at Maryes Heights turned an open f...

6 Feb 44min

Nathaniel P. Banks was a Union general and Massachusetts politician who rose from factory work to national office. Before the Civil War, he served as Speaker of the House and Governor of Massachusetts...

30 Jan 1h 5min

Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard was one of the most recognizable Confederate generals of the American Civil War. From firing the opening shots at Fort Sumter to commanding at First Manassas and Shil...

23 Jan 1h 11min

William Tecumseh Sherman helped win the Civil War and permanently changed how wars are fought. We break down Sherman’s rise, his partnership with Grant, and the impact of his most famous campaign, the...

16 Jan 1h 40min

During the Battle of Gettysburg, a rocky hill called Little Round Top nearly decided the fate of the Civil War. On July 2, 1863, Confederate forces attacked the Union’s exposed left flank. Holding the...

9 Jan 40min

Simon Bolivar Buckner was a Confederate general and one of the most unique figures of the Civil War. A West Point graduate from Kentucky, Buckner chose the Confederacy when the war began, even though ...

2 Jan 58min

Major General John Schofield was one of the most steady and reliable Union commanders of the Civil War. Rising fast through the ranks, he played key roles in Missouri, the Atlanta Campaign, and the Ca...

26 Dec 20251h

Alexander H. Stephens was one of the most contradictory figures of the Civil War. A longtime U.S. congressman from Georgia, he became Vice President of the Confederacy while openly doubting secession ...

19 Dec 202534min