John Breckinridge

What If Lee Had Someone to “Strike Them a Blow” at the North Anna River?

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on May 24, 2026

Facts and Figures of the Battle of Fort Stevens

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on July 11, 2024

A Chronology of the Confederacy’s 1862 Counterstrokes

by Kevin Pawlak

Posted on August 30, 2021

Marching Societies Transform 1860 Election

by ECW Guest Post

Posted on May 4, 2021

Seven “Persons of Importance”

by Phill Greenwalt

Posted on May 17, 2020

Black Bess (Re-)Visited

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on April 30, 2019

Albert Sidney Johnston’s Death and Legacy

by Sean Michael Chick

Posted on November 30, 2017

A “Visionary” Plan? The Proposed March 1865 Peace Conference, Part 3

by Terrianne Schulte

Posted on August 12, 2017

1860’s Politics: A Fine Fiddle

by Chris Mackowski

Posted on October 20, 2016