Defense of Washington DC

Book Review: Twelve Days: How the Union Nearly Lost Washington in the First Days of the Civil War

by Doug Crenshaw

Posted on July 13, 2023

The Text Message Correspondent

by Edward Alexander

Posted on August 27, 2019

The 1st Vermont Heavy Artillery and the Gettysburg Campaign

by Edward Alexander

Posted on July 7, 2019

The Patriotism of the 170th…

by Jon-Erik Gilot

Posted on December 20, 2018

Disaster in the Defenses of Washington: The June 9, 1863 Explosion at Fort Lyon

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on October 11, 2018

Fortress Washington, Part II

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on February 16, 2018

The Origins of Fortress Washington

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on October 28, 2017

“Scared Ol’ Abe Like Hell”: The Battle of Fort Stevens

by Phill Greenwalt

Posted on July 11, 2014

A General Redeemed: Lew Wallace and the Battle of Monocacy

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on September 23, 2013