The 8th Illinois Cavalry Regiment engaged in the first action of the Battle of Gettysburg, defending Union positions and ...

The Stars and Stripes National Museum will host the Occupy Bloomfield Kids Day Event on Saturday, July 26, 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Holvar Anderson, only recently turned 21, had just purchased an 80-acre farm in Fruitland Township when he enlisted in the Union Army and marched off to fight in the Civil War. Anderson, born on ...

Erie County native Strong Vincent's heroism on July 2, 1863, at the Battle of Gettysburg is not where he first distinguished himself as a commander.

Is the study of fighting methods meaningful? -- Advances in small arms, 1830-59 -- Developments in tactical doctrine, 1843-59 -- Artillery prior to the Civil War -- The reaction of the American ...

Absent his cavalry, Hood operated without his main reconnaissance force. Sherman would attempt to exploit this opportunity. Michael K. Shaffer is a Civil War historian, author and lecturer.

Gen. George A. Custer, among the boldest cavalry commanders in history, saw the zeal and dash he esteemed in Connecticut’s Civil War horse soldiers. “I cannot fail to remember the many ...

The cavalry began as a county militia before the Civil War and transitioned into a Confederate unit after Virginia seceded from the Union, Hickox said last week. It became Company A of the 4th ...

This weekend, the 162nd anniversary of the history-changing Battle of Gettysburg will bring three days of history to the historic Daniel Lady Farm.