Raising the USS Monitor
Recovered from the deep, the famous Union sea vessel's turret reveals a bounty of new details about the ship's violent end
By Wendy Mitman Clarke
How Cincinnati Was Kept Safe
A buried Civil War battery in a Kentucky suburb of the Ohio city tells of men standing guard, waiting for an attack that never came
By Andrew Berg
Victory in Tracking Stolen Documents
A Civil War Buff's chance discovery leads to a sting, a raid and a victory against traffickers in stolen historical documents
By Steve Twomey
The Geology of Civil War Battlefields
What underlies the Civil War’s 25 bloodiest battles? Two geologists investigate why certain terrain proved so hazardous
By David Zax
Saving Civil War Submarines
New technologies are aiding the search for the USS Alligator, and the conservation of the H.L. Hunley
By Eric Jaffe
Preserving Morris Island's Glorious History
Once under threat of new construction, the Charleston site stands as a monument to the soldiers of the 54th Massachusetts
By Fergus M. Bordewich
