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The Beast turned loose in New Orleans
Maj. Gen. Benjamin Butler cleans up and clamps down on the rebellious Crescent City
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Lincoln’s midterms
Every president faces a shift in Congress after two years, but this halftime show was especially dangerous.
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Notes from a Mississippi Cave Dweller
As Union forces closed in on Vicksburg, residents took to the hills
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A surprise visit from Morgan’s Raiders
Thomas Lewis had avoided war -- until it invaded his own farm
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Home Grown Terrorists
The Civil War was over, but white terror organizations like the Ku Klux Klan and Knights of the White Camellia fought a new war against Republicans and African Americans.
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The Gun Whisperer
Over the years Doug Wicklund has earned the nickname “the Gun Whisperer.” And once you meet him, you’ll know why. As a senior curator at the National Firearms Museum in Fairfax, Va., Wicklund oversees...
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All Things Vicksburg
The Union’s eight-month struggle to conquer Vicksburg, Miss., culminated in a 47-day siege that ended on July 4, 1863—one day after the Federal triumph at Gettysburg. Terrence Winschel, former chief...
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