Civil War Journal

Civil War Journal covers the life and exploits of John Brown. With his revolutionary ideas and actions, he will be one of the catalysts that would lead to the civil war.

Confederate Gen. Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson leads troops at Fredericksburg, both battles at Bull Run, and Chancellorsville.

When President Abraham Lincoln tries to resupply Union soldiers at Fort Sumter in Charleston's harbor, the Confederate response leads to the opening of the Civil War.

The rise and fall of Union Gen. George McClellan, and how his repeated clashes with Abraham Lincoln doomed his leadership of the Union Army.

America's first black regiment, the 54th Massachusetts, fights at Fort Wagner.

Dangerous, discreet, and enterprising, Confederate scout and guerrilla raider John Singleton Mosby’s operations embarrassed generals and wreaked havoc through the end of the war.

The legend, the myth, and the reality behind the Confederate leader renowned as much for his exalted character and leadership qualities as his tactical brilliance on the battlefield.

From the glow of burning Atlanta to the capture of Savannah, this documentary chronicles the scorched-earth policy of one of the Union's most effective--and feared--generals.

Find out how a quiet academic from Maine rose to fame on the battlefield, including his heroism at Little Round Top during the Battle of Gettysburg.

Chronicling the July 1863 Battle of Gettysburg and President Lincoln's celebrated address at the site on Nov. 19 of that year. Included: skirmishes at Little Round Top and Devil's Den; Gen. Pickett's charge on the Union line at Cemetery Ridge.

The Civil War soldier's deadliest foe--disease. Typhoid and dysentery claimed more lives than battlefield wounds, and poor diet, unsanitary conditions, and emotional strain took a deadly toll.

How a bumbling military bureaucracy undermined Union General Ambrose Burnside's strategy, leaving his troops exposed to decimation by Robert E. Lee's Confederate forces.

Lincoln picks Ulysses S. Grant, a general who believes in winning at any cost, to command the Union Army.

In Philadelphia in 1776, a bargain was struck to allow slavery in the new United States—a deal that would lead to disaster, and help spark the Civil War between North and South almost a century later.

Families are divided and bonds broken forever as people are forced to chose between the Union and the newly created Confederate states.

Explore how photographer Mathew Brady's work brought the horrors of war to American's doorsteps for the first time.

Fought on September 17, 1862, the Battle of Antietam produced over 23,000 Union and Confederate casualties, making it the bloodiest single day in American history.

The story of one of the Union's most famous units. Mustered in the Midwest, they served with enormous distinction while suffering heavy losses.