there occurred the most sanguinary two-day battle in the western theater of the American Civil War 150 years ago. The place-name Chickamauga is derived from the upcountry Cherokee tongue, ...

Strategically, the Eastern Theater was arguably the most important battleground of the Civil War; comprising the states of Virginia, West Virginia Maryland, Pennsylvania, and the District of ...

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the ... The South wished to take slavery into the western territories, while the North was committed to keeping them ...