Civil War armies included infantry, cavalry and supply trains. But artillery batteries were, pound for pound, a treasured ...

This is RAREST union civil war shell caught on camera ... has been fired from the sawyer cannon during the American civil war. This artillery shell is valued at over $1500. It was found with ...

Union artillery at Stafford Heights aids the Federals ... Urban warfare such as this was uncommon during the Civil War. Lee does not entirely resist the advance of Burnside's army.

At the time of the Civil War ... those in the North who opposed the war effort and sought negotiated peace with the Confederacy. By 1864, coverage of the Union victories by the special artists ...

"The Civil War was the most important event in American ... where the "Gettysburg Address" was delivered, and where Union artillery repelled all Rebel approaches. Barely 40 feet high, the ridge ...

As many as 20% of Civil War soldiers were younger than 18. That was the minimum recruiting age for Union soldiers ... the walls of their homes and artillery burst all around them.