Looking for the Confederate War

   Memphis was both an old city and a new city when the war began. Native Americans, like the Chickasaw and their ancestors, had inhabited t...

   It had been a successful (but costly) summer campaign. In late June 1862, Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia had pushed the ...

   As far as we can tell, the Confederate government never adopted a National Anthem. That might seem odd, but the “Star Spangled Banner” wa...

    After Stonewall Jackson was wounded and his arm amputated, he was taken via wagon to the Chandler Farm (also known as Fairfield). The fa...

   There was one goal for army commanders: to obliterate the opponent. While this was their objective, it seldom happened. The enemy often e...

   Diaries written by common soldiers provide the best insights into the day-to-day life of soldiers. They were not written for wide publica...