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Steven Chabotte - ArticlesDeadlier Than the Male - Female Spies During the Civil WarA surprising fact about the American Civil War is the extended role played by women. As well as supporting the household and performing mercy tasks like nursing, many women took an active role in the war as spies. Learn about two famous female spies of the Civil War. Unconditional Surrender - Ulysses S Grant During the Civil WarUlysses S. Grant, one of the most colorful figures of the American Civil War, was educated at West Point with a mediocre showing. From West Point, he spent several years in the Army before being forced to resign for drunkenness. From there, he drifted from place to place until the Civil War broke out where he finally came to terms with himself and showed his great talent for winning battles. Read on to learn the story of this colorful Civil War hero. The Hl Hunley - Civil War SubmarineThe H. L. Hunley is recognized as the first submarine to sink a warship, a first in the to then 100 year history of submersible vessels. The Hunley literally transformed the idea of Naval warfare with that event and is recognized as many as the beginning of modern submarine warfare. The story of the Hunley is fascinating - more so as it was actually recovered from its watery grave in recent years. Read on to learn the full story of this remarkable machine. Thomas Jonathan Jackson - Stonewall of the ConfederacyStonewall Jackson, in spite of his untimely death during the height of the American Civil War, was one of the most colorful and well known Generals in the war. His successes in battle were all the more amazing considering that he was a mostly self educated man. Read on to learn more about the amazing life of Thomas Jonathan Jackson. The Emancipation ProclamationThe Emancipation Proclamation was a critical step in American History. With this declaration, Abraham Lincoln laid the groundwork to be sure that all people in the United States would be free people and that slavery would no longer exist in this land. The creation of the Proclamation was a challenge that took many years to unfold. Learn more about the history behind this momentous document. The Battle of Gettysburg - the Turning Point of the WarThe Battle of Gettysburg was one of the bloodiest moments in the American Civil War. Of the 165,000 men who fought that battle, almost 50,000 were casualties. This epic battle has been recognized by historians as the turning point in the war. Read on to get the full story. Nathan Bedford ForrestNathan Bedford Forrest, a general of the Confederacy was a self made military man. In his time as a soldier, he went from private to general, proving to have a knack for planning mobile warfare - tactics that even found uses in modern mobile military maneuvers. Learn more about this genius and his rocky military career. William Tecumseh Sherman - Total WarWilliam T. Sherman, acknowledged as the first modern military leader is both revered and reviled due to the iron fisted policies that he brought to bear on the South during the Civil War. Sherman brought the war to the South, ravaging Georgia and showing the South that no one was safe during this war. Sherman is credited as one of the main reasons for bringing the Civil War to an end. Slavery and the Civil WarA pivotal issue leading up to the American Civil War was slavery. While the sum total of the reasons for the Civil War is greater than slavery, this was certainly a driving issue for many Southerners to secede from the Union. Understanding the South's dependence on slavery for their economy gives insights into the fierceness of their response to the Northern position. Quantrill's RaidersQuantrill's Raiders were a fierce band of guerrilla warriors led by William Clark Quantrill. Fighting on the side of the Confederacy, they terrorized Union sympathizers along the Missouri-Kansas border for the duration of the Civil War.
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