The Union soldier in battle enduring the ordeal of combat

By Earl J. Hess

With its relentless bloodshed, devastating firepower, and large-scale battles often fought on impossible terrain, the Civil War was a terrifying experience for a volunteer army. Yet, as Earl Hess s...

The Union Soldier in Battle

By Earl J. Hess

The Rifle Musket in Civil War Combat

By Earl J. Hess

Banners to the breeze

By Earl J. Hess

"Banners to the Breeze analyzes three major Civil War campaigns that were conducted following a series of devastating Confederate defeats at the hands of Ulysses S. Grant in the spring of 1862. Ear...

Wilson s Creek Pea Ridge and Prairie Grove A Battlefield Guide with a Section on Wire Road This Hallowed Ground Guides to Civil Wa

By Earl J. Hess, William G. Piston, William L. Shea, Richard W. Hatcher

Pea Ridge

By William L. Shea

Lee's Tar Heels

By Earl J. Hess

"The Pettigrew-Kirkland-MacRae Brigade was one of North Carolina's best-known and most successful units during the Civil War. Formed in the summer of 1862, the brigade spent many months protecting...

Civil War Infantry Tactics

By Earl J. Hess

Pea Ridge

By Earl J. Hess, William L. Shea

Civil War Logistics

By Earl J. Hess