The Battle of Monocacy, which took place on the blisteringly hot day of July 9, 1864, is one of the Civil War's most significant yet little-known battles. What played out that day in the corn and

In the spring of 1862, Federal troops under the command of General George B. McClellan launched what was to be a coordinated, two-pronged attack on Richmond in the hope of taking the Confederate

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize in History
Winner of the Gov. John Andrew Award (Union Club of Boston)

An acclaimed, groundbreaking, and “powerful exploration” (Washington Post) of the

With To the North Anna River, the third book in his outstanding five-book series, Gordon C. Rhea continues his spectacular narrative of the initial campaign between Ulysses S. Grant and Robert E. Lee

A historian chronicles the life of the Union Civil War general while recounting his own unusual journey during his investigation into the past.

Who was George Gordon Meade? He should be remembered as