Browse Stories

The story follows Sergeant Garrow and a wounded drummer-boy as they struggle to survive on the battlefield after a devastating loss of life in the war.

A father-daughter duo discusses the nature of war and the artificiality of a luxurious hotel during a civil war.

A squadron of Federal horse commanded by Major Seidel moved out from Readyville on an uncommonly hazardous enterprise requiring secrecy, caution and silence.

The corporal and another prisoner are being escorted by a sentry and a young lieutenant along the Chien-men Road when the other prisoner suddenly decides to make a run for it, shouting 'I'm going to make a run for it!'

The country was up in arms, the war was on, in every breast burned the holy fire of patriotism; the drums were beating, the bands playing, the toy pistols popping, the bunched firecrackers hissing and spluttering;

The story takes place during a battle, where a colonel and a general discuss the placement of artillery in a strategic location called Coulter's Notch.

A powerful army, moving in battle order through a forest, has met with a formidable obstacle—the open country.

The story revolves around Lieutenant Herman Brayle, a brave and conspicuous officer who is vain of his courage, and his actions during the engagement at Stone's River.

The story revolves around the execution of a soldier, Private Bennett Story Greene, for striking his officer, and the moral complexities that arise from the event.

A young officer, Second-Lieutenant Brainerd Byring, is stationed in the heart of a forest in western Virginia to guard his sleeping comrades against a surprise attack by the enemy.