The Guns of Fort Fisher
As noon approached on January 15, 1865, the officers and crew of the Powhatan unleashed the fire of 15 guns against Fort Fisher, adding their thunder to the great naval
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JEB: A portrait taken in Hagerstown captures Stuart during the withdrawal following Gettysburg
By Phil McCoy Captain Frank Smith Robertson, an assistant engineer on JEB Stuart’s staff, recounted a meeting in Maryland with Gen. Robert E. Lee during the withdrawal from Gettysburg: “We
Back to Libby: In 1864, Capt. Matt Boyd successfully made the Great Escape from Libby Prison. In 1889, he returned to deal with his demons.
By Ronald S. Coddington, with images and artifacts from the Craig and Carol Wofford Collection Matt Boyd embodied the essence of a frontline commander. Whatever dangers his men faced, so