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Immigrants in the Union Army

Over 200,000 German and 150,000 Irish-born men volunteered to serve in Union armies.

Varina Howell Davis

Biography of Varina Howell Davis wife of Confederate President Jefferson Davis

Official Records of the Union and Confederate Armies

This topic discusses the Official Records and other primary sources on the Civil War.

Atlanta Campaign: Peachtree Creek to the City's Surrender

When General John Bell Hood took command of the Confederate Army of Tennessee on July 18, 1864, relieving…

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