Civil War Archives - The Campaign for the National Museum of the United States Army

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Elmer E. Ellsworth

May 21, 2018

Written By: Emily George “The beginnings of great periods have often been marked and made memorable by striking events. Out of the cloud that hangs around the vague inceptions of…

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Sergeant Major Christian Fleetwood

September 22, 2017

Written By: CSM (Ret) James H. Clifford The streets of Baltimore were abuzz on 17 September 1863 with word that a new Union regiment was marching from Camp Belcher on…

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“I will give them one more shot!” Battery A, 4th U.S. Artillery, at the Battle of Gettysburg, 2-3 July 1863

July 12, 2017

Written By Donald McConnell and Gustav Person When the Civil War erupted in April 1861, the twelve batteries of the 4th U.S. Artillery were spread out across the continental United…

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Mine Warfare in the Civil War

December 9, 2016

Written By: John Grady Early in the Civil War, hard-pressed Confederate Army officers in the West, like Major General Leonidas K. Polk, knew they were particularly exposed to the Union…

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A Tale of Two Forts on Mobile Bay: Fort Gaines and Fort Morgan

September 1, 2016

Written By: Eileen Mattei Two forts separated by only three miles remained worlds apart in the roles they played over a 195-year span. From their authorization as Third System coastal…

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Winning the “War of Western Possession”: The Battle of Glorieta Pass

July 27, 2016

Written By: Major Adam Morgan, COARNG Original publication date: Spring 2013 All was not quiet on the western front. While the nation braced for civil war, frontiersmen brought their political…

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Company A, U.S. Engineer Battalion, June 1864: “…one of the most brilliant scenes of the war.”

June 28, 2016

Written By: Donald McConnell & Gustav Person In March 1864, Lieutenant General Ulysses S. Grant had been promoted and brought east to command all the Union armies and, ultimately, to…

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Artifacts from a Civil War Shipwreck

September 3, 2015

By Ephriam D. Dickson III Deputy Chief, Field Museums Branch, U.S. Army Center of Military History In the wee hours of the morning of April 1, 1864, a steamer known…

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4th Engineer Battalion

January 28, 2015

In its 140-plus year history, thousands of soldiers have proudly worn the insignia of the 4th Engineers and staunchly upheld the battalion’s motto, Volens et Potens (Willing and Able). The origins of…

Private Antonius Rokus

January 27, 2015

I became interested in the 29th New York Infantry Regiment about two years ago when in the process of tracing my family roots, I “found” a second cousin, once removed,…