Forrest's guerrilla tactics revolutionized cavalry ... exceptional logistical planning. Unlike many Civil War generals who sought glorious battles, Sherman preferred strategic maneuvers that ...

Hess continues that even during the battles of the American Civil War, linear and column formations remained the most effective tactical organizations. Most of the Civil War firefights occurred at one ...

As in other Civil War battles, both sides in Antietam arranged their infantry shoulder-to-shoulder in two long parallel lines before marching into battle. This type of linear formation made sense ...

About 57,000 books have been published on the American Civil War so what possibly could be left to explore ? Quite a bit, it turns out, particularly regarding the bloodiest battle of the war and ...

(This state saw the most civil war battles, every state ranked ... Lee’s aggressive tactics forced Union forces to withdraw across the Rappahannock River, conceding the battlefield to the ...

Hogan's standards for realism appear stringent: For example, while he gives credit where it's due with 1993's "Gettysburg" for its depiction of accurate Civil War battle formations, he didn't ...

The anniversary of the Battle of Brandy Station is June 9. On that day in 1863, during the Civil War, battle ensued for more just over half a day. Today, the American Battlefield Trust has ...

“Sometimes these Civil War educational events can get dull with ... this year’s event will showcase what battle tactics looked like in the 1860s, he said. The First and Second Battles of ...