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Fought in Sharpsburg, Maryland, at Antietam Creek, the Battle of Antietam or the Battle of Sharpsburg on September 17, 1862, was the bloodiest single day in American history with 22,717 soldiers killed, wounded, or missing after 14 hours of fighting.…

After the fall of Petersburg, the city of Richmond immediately fell in to Union hands. General Robert E. Lee headed south hoping to connect with General Joseph E. Johnston and continue the fight. Upon reaching Appomattox Court House in southern…

In my series of Civil War paintings, I chose not to illustrate all the battles. This is particularly so in the case of Atlanta that had so many battles—such as the Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, the Battle of Resaca, and so on—that I chose to…

The Battle of Ball’s Bluff on October 21, 1861, started as a rather typical amphibious crossing of the Potomac River by the Union Army into Virginia to attack the Confederates. Unfortunately, the Union soldiers had to traverse the river in several…

The Battle of Brandy Station in Virginia on June 9, 1863, was the largest cavalry engagement to take place on the North American continent and could be called the first engagement of the Battle of Gettysburg. General Robert E. Lee decided to invade…