During the whole expedition the roads were in a worse condition ... could begin his task of destroying the local infrastructure in earnest. On May 2 Captain Myles Keogh accompanied British born ...

Sheridan's horse during most of the Civil War, Winchester was mounted and presented to ... became the favorite mount for Captain Myles Keogh of the 7th Cavalry. He participated in frequent actions of ...

Myles from Leighlinbridge had a most interesting military career, which ended in tragedy in 1876 at one of the most infamous battles of the 19th century. ONE of Co Carlow’s most famed and historical ...

Throughout 1860, Buford and his fellow soldiers had lived with talk of secession and the possibility of civil war, until the Pony Express brought ... John Buford died at 2 p.m., December 16, 1863, ...

The Civil War had begun ... to commission black officers -- only one hundred gained commissions during the war. African American soldiers were also given substandard supplies and rations.

Residents protesting Confederate statues on public land square off with neighbors refusing to surrender local landmarks.

An 1854 act of Congress undid the deal that had postponed a national reckoning over slavery. Political struggle would soon ...

The Civil War was a military, cultural, political, and economic milestone in American history. For four years the nation was in a bloody divide that extended from the East Coast to the pioneer West ...

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Discover the people and events that document the American story — Saturdays on C-SPAN2. Come along with American ...

A look at the people and events that shaped the Civil War and Reconstruction. Covering American History C-SPAN style: with event coverage, eyewitness accounts, and discussions with authors ...