Ever wonder how Civil War artillery shells actually detonated? This video breaks down the main fuse types time fuses, impact/percussion fuses, and the transitional designs in between. Using real ...

The Boonsboro Historical Society will host a talk on Civil War artillery on Tuesday, March 25. According to a community announcement, James A. Rosebrock will discuss the organization of light ...

Join us for an unforgettable metal detecting adventure in Port Hudson, Louisiana—site of the longest siege in U.S. history. We uncover an astonishing Civil War-era sword and a massive 20-pound Parrott ...

Civil War armies included infantry, cavalry and supply trains. But artillery batteries were, pound for pound, a treasured resource. Settled on top of a commanding site, cannons could turn the tide for ...

KEWEENAW COUNTY, MI – Step back in time at this Civil War-era army camp reenactment. Battery D, 1st Michigan Light Artillery, will have an encampment at Fort Wilkins Historic State Park from 8:30 a.m.

The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...

Hundreds of thousands of Americans North and South fought in the Civil War, including a Union drummer boy named Albert Woolson. He couldn’t have known it in 1864 when he enlisted at age 14, but at the ...

The Boonsboro Historical Society will host James A. Rosebrock, who will discuss the organization of light artillery batteries. The talk will take place on Tuesday, March 25 at 5:30 p.m. at the ...