Defended by the sea, a marshy shoreline, Confederate artillery batteries on nearby islands, and a three-foot moat, it was close to impregnable. A first Union assault, on July 10th and 11th ...

The Senate is scheduled to begin hearings on his nomination on Tuesday and could face questioning on his base naming stance.

The Confederate army had the advantages of flat ... and movement of their reserves as well as fields of fire for rebel artillery that had been placed on the high hills. (Continued below map ...

On the afternoon of July 3rd, a thunderous artillery barrage opened fire on ... soldiers of Pickett's division and brigades from the Confederate I and III Corps smashed into the Union left south ...

As pontoniers begin construction on the morning of December 11, Confederate sharpshooters open fire. Union artillery at Stafford Heights aids the Federals in their advance, but Rebel resistance is ...