Civil War Journal

When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.

The rise and fall of Union Gen. George McClellan, and how his repeated clashes with Abraham Lincoln doomed his leadership of the Union Army.

America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.

Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby’s operations embarrassed generals and wreaked havoc through the end of the war.

The story of the photographer whose pictures captured bloody battlefield scenes and who actually drew more notice in his time than the legendary Mathew Brady.

Fought in July 1861, the first major battle of the Civil War introduces both sides to the horrors of war.

Pickett charges Union forces at Gettysburg.

An account of how the Union and Confederate flags were not only symbols of pride and nationhood, but also served other important functions during the Civil War.

Prior to the Civil War, many opposing leaders -- including Gens. Grant an Lee -- were West Point classmates.

In March 1862, the North's USS Monitor and the South's CSS Virginia clashed in an inclusive battle. But the ironclads changed naval warfare forever.

The battle at Gettysburg affects the townspeople.