MEADE, to attack the Army of the Potomac. For this purpose LEE massed ... and bivouacking for the night in line of battle. Large fires lit up the country far and wide, for the nights are now ...

Lee, and the Union Army of the Potomac under General George Meade, fought what may have been the most crucial battle of the war. If the South had won a major victory, some historians believe that ...

WASHINGTON, Saturday, April 16. Dispatches from the headquarters of the Army of the Potomac state that yesterday about noon a party of rebel cavalry made an attack on the pickets at Bristoe ...

Burns includes anecdotal stories from officers and common soldiers alike that help amplify our understanding of soldiering, camp life, and battle. We get soldiers’ tales of the role of the Army of the ...