Sharpshooter units were one notable exception, however. According to government records, the Confederacy enlisted more than 11,500 sharpshooters, compared to fewer than 9,000 in the Union ranks.

Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.

At least 48 mostly southern National Guard units were directed in March to strip their guidons of rebel streamers to be preserved at the U.S. Army Center of Military History.

2. Pontoon Bridges Bridging the Rappahannock River is a formidable, all-day task for Union troops. As pontoniers begin construction on the morning of December 11, Confederate sharpshooters open fire.

Here are the units that are being directed to remove Confederate battle streamers: Alabama Army National Guard: 44 streamers from 4 units. HHD, 31st Chemical Brigade (Tuscaloosa, AL): 10.

The Civil War is an epic nine-episode series by the award-winning documentary filmmaker Ken Burns. Between 1861 and 1865, Americans made war on each other and killed each other in great numbers if ...

Units in Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi and West Virginia have so far not complied with an order to turn over Confederate battle streamers to the Army's Human Resources Command ...

Civil War historian Ben Varner discussed the explosive history of the 48th Pennsylvania Regiment recently at the Orwigsburg Historical Society. Explosive, indeed. Members of the unit, made up ...