Then, on May 23, Confederate Gen. Braxton Bragg ordered Maj. Gen. Fitzhugh Lee, nephew of Robert E. Lee, to “surprise and ...

Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent's military legacy is forever tied to the command of his 3rd Brigade's valiant defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, which was fought July 1-3, 1863. The ...

The ironic tale of a Confederate Irish soldier who fought at Gettysburg and is the sculptor of the Irish Brigade Monument to New York regiments close to the American Civil War battlefield. It is a ...

ROCKBRIDGE COUNTY, Va. – Quietly at the end of last month, members of the Rockbridge County-based Stonewall Brigade dedicated a property that will one day become a park that is home to Confederate ...

JOHNSTOWN, Pa. – Windber native Bruce Clark has a natural passion for Civil War history. Two great-great-grandfathers were Pennsylvanians who served – and survived – as Union soldiers, he said. But it ...

There was no battle of Cincinnati during the Civil War, but the city was under siege in September 1862 by Confederate forces that had easily captured Kentucky cities and set their sights on the Queen ...

CINCINNATI (WKRC) - Cincinnati is a city of "firsts." It's home to the first professional fire department, the Reds were the first professional baseball team, and the Black Brigade of Cincinnati was ...

FT. WRIGHT, Ky. (WKRC) -Leaders in Ft. Wright have passed a resolution calling for the new Ohio River bridge to be named in honor of the historic Black Brigade of Cincinnati that fought during the ...

The letters of McManus are at the heart of a new book, “Morning to Midnight in the Saddle: Civil War Letters of a Soldier in Wilder’s Lightning Brigade.” The 123rd Illinois Infantry, part of the ...

Brigadier General Strong Vincent, a Waterford native, is best known for his heroic defense of Little Round Top at Gettysburg. Vincent's leadership was evident prior to Gettysburg, particularly during ...