• Though soldiers from Western states like Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Indiana were not rare in the Army of the Potomac at Antietam, the vast [...]

  Western Men in an Eastern Army

  February 6, 2012
• The Winter of 1861-1862 Abraham Lincoln was not perfect. But the more I read about him, the more I am amazed at his talents and judgments. The [...]

  150 Years Ago Today: Special War Order No. 1

  February 1, 2012