Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

The authors do an excellent job presenting new original research on the "Lost Orders," offering disagreements with earlier historians, while clarifying some obscure questions – such as the correct ...

One of those military operations came to be known General George B. McClellan's Peninsula Campaign in the spring and summer of 1862. As general in chief of all Union armies from November 1861 to ...

George McClellan served briefly as the general-in-chief of the Union army. Though popular with his soldiers. differences with his superiors and poor battlefield performance led to McClellan's ...

Lee defend Richmond against George B. McClellan in 1862. The veteran of a dozen battles was killed at Petersburg, just before the war's end. Born on his family's estate west of Culpeper ...

George B. McClellan; and Quentin Earl Darrington (Broadway’s “MJ: The Musical” and “Once On This Island”) as abolitionist Frederick Douglass. Written by Joe DiPietro, the musical will ...

Award winning author George Rable concentrates on the relationship between ... but rather on seeking an explanation as to why during 1862 McClellan failed to capture Richmond and later failed to ...