During the American Civil War, Alexander "Sandy" McNeill, a southern merchant, served in the Secession Guards, Company F, and Second South Carolina Regiment from April 17, 1861, to M
Get a rare glimpse of what life was really like for a Confederate soldier and his wife in The Legacy of a Common Civil War Soldier by Aliene Shields. A collection of thirty-four letters written by Shi
The winter of 1862-1863 found the Union's Army of the Potomac in sad shape. Bloody battles, multiple defeats, lack of adequate provisions and high desertion rates had left even the hardiest Union sol
