Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum is a required stop for Civil War buffs. American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ...

Photograph showing Union soldiers with rifles at attention in front of the Capitol. May 13, 1861. Courtesy: Library of Congress Whitman was forty-two years old when the Civil War started.

These forgotten weapons are landmines we’re found metal detecting and used in the American Civil War and are a rare part of ...

College's Center for Military History and Strategy hosted Paul Lockhart Jan. 23 who discussed the historical impact of ...

1861 - Breech loaded guns in common use. 1861-1865 - American Civil War. Both breech and muzzle loaded guns used. 1862 - The Gatling Gun is invented. 1869 - Center-fire cartridge introduced.

Historians ignore the role of weapons when studying war, leading to misconceptions, Paul Lockhart, a professor of history at Wright State University, said in a lecture sponsored by the Center for ...