Historians have often criticized Confederate Major General Henry Heth’s decisions that brought on the battle of Gettysburg, but encounters with Pennsylvania’s hastily assembled ‘emergency militia’ may have been behind Heth’s actions.

The history advisor to the movie The Conspirators, Fred Borch, sits down with Armchair General to discuss how he helped ensure the movie was accurate from both an historical and legal perspective.

‘The Civil War Today’ app, with daily history updates, games, videos and more, earned Apple’s App of the Week award.

For the second time, the Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board has rejected a proposal to build a casino near the hallowed ground of the Gettysburg National Military Park.

This feature patch includes new scenarios, a new map, and several bug fixes. It brings the game to version 1.2.

Scourge of War: Gettysburg should easily set the standard for all Civil War wargames, with hours of non-repetitive gameplay. I would heartily commend it to any gamer.

On April 12, 1861, a single shell arched above the waters of the harbor at Charleston, South Carolina, toward Fort Sumter; the Civil War had begun.

The six-DVD Commemorative Edition of Ken Burns ‘The Civil War’ is even better than the original series, now digitally remastered with remixed sound, 52 minutes of previously unseen interviews with Ken Burns and Shelby Foote, and more.

“Shadow of Shiloh” is a well-documented and long-overdue biography of Gen. Lew Wallace, focusing on whether or not his tardy arrival on the field at Shiloh deserves to hang over his reputation like a shadow.

Modern additions to what may be the only documented Underground Railroad station remaining in Manhattan has sparked a fight between preservationists, city departments and the building’s owner.

A coded 1863 message to the Confederate commander at Vicksburg, Mississippi, was recently removed from a bottle and decoded.

Armchair General highlights PBS’ outstanding American Experience series as it turns its spotlight on the Civil War with a superb biography of the iconic Confederate commander, General Robert E. Lee.

The Abraham Lincoln Museum and Library in Springfield, Illinois, recently acquired a previously unknown photo of of Abraham and Mary Lincoln’s mischievous son Tad.

Historians, preservationists, actors and filmmakers have already spoken out against a proposed casino near the Gettysburg battlefield, and now a veterans’ group has formed to fight the casino.

Historian Carl Schenker tells the story of another American general who was publicly out of step with his president much like that of Gen. McChrystal and President Obama.

American Public University teams with Harpers Ferry National Park to offer unique graduate-level course, ‘Prelude to War, 1859 – 1861.’