While infantry muskets were largely standardized during the American Civil War, cavalry units used an incredible variety of different designs, with the Union cavalry employing dozens of different ...

On a forgotten Civil War battlefield, we discovered relics that may have belonged to a fallen cavalry officer. These finds help reconstruct a powerful story of courage, struggle, and sacrifice.

His cavalry units moved with astonishing speed ... Sherman acknowledged Forrest as "the most remarkable man the Civil War produced on either side." After the war, Forrest's legacy became deeply ...

The Stuart-Mosby Civil War Cavalry Museum first invited the public in for a peek during last fall’s Centreville Day. But it opened officially in June. It’s a small building in Centreville’s ...