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Behind The Battles | Mary Edwards Walker
She wore trousers in a world that demanded corsets. She performed battlefield surgeries when women weren’t even allowed to vote. And she became the only woman in U.S. history to receive the Medal of …
Published on 4 months ago
Behind The Battles | Joseph E. Johnston
Confederate General Joseph E. Johnston was one of the Civil War's most complex and controversial commanders. Known for his cautious strategies, tense relationship with Jefferson Davis, and deep respe…
Published on 4 months, 1 week ago
Behind The Battles | Joshua Chamberlain
Joshua Chamberlain was more than just the hero of Gettysburg—he was a war hero, four-term governor, college president, and the man who faced down an armed political mob in Maine. From battlefield bra…
Published on 4 months, 2 weeks ago
Behind The Battles | Braxton Bragg
Braxton Bragg was a Confederate general known for his role in key Civil War battles like Perryville, Stones River, and Chickamauga. A West Point graduate and Mexican-American War veteran, Bragg’s car…
Published on 4 months, 3 weeks ago
Behind The Battles | William Rosecrans
William Starke Rosecrans was a brilliant Civil War general, inventor, and politician. Known for victories at Iuka, Corinth, and Stones River, he outmaneuvered Confederate forces in Tennessee before s…
Published on 5 months ago
Behind The Battles | Bleeding Kansas
As the United States expanded westward and the debate over slavery intensified, the Kansas Territory became the epicenter of a brutal ideological and political conflict. Known as Bleeding Kansas, thi…
Published on 5 months, 1 week ago
Behind The Battles | Nathan Bedford Forrest
We profile Nathan Bedford Forrest, a polarizing figure who rose from a Tennessee slave trader to a Confederate cavalry general and the first Grand Wizard of the Ku Klux Klan. Before the Civil War, Fo…
Published on 5 months, 2 weeks ago
Behind The Battles | George Armstrong Custer
This week Dive we cover George Armstrong Custer, one of America’s most iconic and polarizing military figures. From his roots in New Rumley, Ohio, to his daring exploits as a Civil War cavalry comman…
Published on 5 months, 3 weeks ago
Behind The Battles | John Brown's Raid On Harper's Ferry
We dive into John Brown’s audacious raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859, a pivotal moment that ignited tensions leading to the Civil War. From his secretive preparations at the Kennedy Farmhouse under the …
Published on 6 months ago
Behind The Battles | Albert Sydney Johnston
This week, we cover General Albert Sidney Johnston, a distinguished military officer who served in the Texian Army, United States Army, and Confederate States Army. From his early days at West Point …
Published on 6 months, 1 week ago