Holvar Anderson, only recently turned 21, had just purchased an 80-acre farm in Fruitland Township when he enlisted in the Union Army and marched off to fight in the Civil War. Anderson, born on ...

The 6th Pennsylvania Cavalry became the subject of interest as well as humorous comments during the Civil War because of its peculiar weaponry: The troopers carried 9-foot lances with a colorful ...

Gen. George A. Custer, among the boldest cavalry commanders in history, saw the zeal and dash he esteemed in Connecticut’s Civil War horse soldiers. “I cannot fail to remember the many ...

Even before today’s Confederate controversies, Civil War reenactments faced an uncertain future. Many hobbyists are older and ready to lay down their replica arms, and there are not enough young ...

APPRAISER: So you brought us a Civil War presentation cavalry officer saber. And it's a presentation to him by the, the men of Company F, 2nd Maine Cavalry. GUEST: Yeah.

The newly restored Fleetwood Hill, located on the Brandy Station Battlefield in Culpeper, Va., will open to the public at 10 a.m. Monday following a ribbon-cutting ceremony, according to an ...

Obviously, Gallager kind of recognized this, because towards the end of the Civil War, he modified his gun to take the .56-52 Spencer metallic cartridge and fitted the gun with an extractor.

The Third Arkansas Cavalry was organized in October 1863 at Little Rock, becoming one of four Union cavalry regiments raised in Arkansas during the Civil War. Led by Col. Abraham Ryan, the Third ...