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REGIMENT – Lincoln’s Highlanders

Dec 13, 2012 Military History Monthly American Civil War, Articles, Modern, Regiment Profiles 1

Ron Field uncovers the role of Scots Americans in the war to free the slaves. In the wake of the failed Union attack on the Tower Battery at Secessionville on James Island, near Charleston, South...

American Civil War viewpoints: It was Southerners themselves who brought down the Confederacy

Mar 04, 2011 Military History Monthly American Civil War, Blog, Modern 0

On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, David Williams writes that it was the Southerners themselves who brought down the Confederacy: ‘More has been published about the American Civil...

American Civil War viewpoints: The American Civil War made us what we are

Mar 04, 2011 Military History Monthly American Civil War, Blog, Modern 0

On the 150th anniversary of the American Civil War, Ken Burns writes that it was American Civil War that made America what it is today. ‘Before the war, in speaking about our country, we said...

American Civil War viewpoints: It was British arms that sustained the Confederacy

Mar 03, 2011 Military History Monthly American Civil War, Blog, Modern 4

It was 150 years ago on 12 April 1861, that the guns opened fire at Fort Sumter, marking the start of America’s bloodiest war. We have asked several notable writers to give their viewpoints on...