By Ronald S. Coddington with images from the Rick Carlile Collection One Sunday evening during the summer of 1863 in Alabama, Union officers gathered beside a clear spring near Bridgeport,
Major General William T. Sherman possessed a gift for catchphrases. One of his best-known quips is “So Atlanta is ours and fairly won.” These words appeared in a telegram sent
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Evander McIver Law focused his piercing blue eyes on the skyline above the Gettysburg countryside.
July 4, 1864, the 88th anniversary of American independence from Great Britain, marked the end of Confederate Brig. Gen. Alfred Jefferson Vaughan, Jr.’s combat career with the Army of Tennessee.
By Dr. Anthony Hodges with images from his and other collections After the guns fell silent in late November 1863, Chattanooga transitioned from the front line of battle to that
By Brian Boeve and Rusty Hicks Some men were made for high rank, destined for renown as commanders who basked in glory in momentous battles. Others refrained from senior leadership,
By Willis Treadwell with Ronald S. Coddington Following the crushing Confederate defeat at the Battle of Franklin, word of the long casualty lists trickled into communities across the South. Grief-stricken
