the Confederate forces advance rapidly and "roll up" the Union flank. Big Round Top is quickly occupied and Little Round Top is taken after a brief but intense fight. (Continued below map ...

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

Though it had fewer men than the Union Army, the Confederacy aimed to lower the Union’s morale with aggressive fighting. Despite these innovations, the Union Army ultimately claimed victory over ...

The Confederate army was able to capture Rock Creek Bridge and capture a sizeable piece of the Baltimore Pike. (Continued below map) After four ... had a major tactical victory, but not a decisive ...