Stuck in the violent Battle of Chickamauga, Lt. Whitney and his men are desperately low on ammunition. If Whitney can’t replenish the low supply, they face prison camp or death.

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Coming soon! A documentary commemorating the 160th Anniversary of the Gettysburg Campaign is coming exclusive to HistoryFix. Shot in cooperation with the Patriots of the Civil War Association "Battle of Gettysburg" and the Homespun Historical Ventures Inc. "Receding Tide" event during the summer ...

The fog of war can have drastic consequences. One example of this happened at Hupp’s Hill when a messenger didn’t get through. Come check it out! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history...

The Civil War is a complex interaction of both militaries and the local civilians. The Larrick family and their enslaved people hid while Federal cavalry regrouped on their farm at the Battle of Cedar Creek. Come check it out! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Di...

In the afternoon of the Battle of 3rd Winchester, it was time for the Federals to counter charge. Rutherford B. Hayes faced rough terrain. What did he do? Come check it out! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundatio...

Just in time for the 160th anniversary of the battle of 3rd Winchester arrives the story of a Confederate artillery battery in the right place for a long time. Who was Breathed? What did he do? Come check it out! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the ...

At the Battle of Front Royal, two different 1st Maryland Infantry Regiments squared off. One was Union and one Confederate. With men from the same state pitting regiments with the same numbers against each other, it was “Maryland vs. Maryland.” “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Ci...

Fort Collier today rests next to an industrial park on the outskirts of Winchester. However, when it was built, it played an important role in the defenses of Winchester. Let’s visit the Fort and talk about the end of it’s time of service - the Battle of 3rd Winchester. Find out more! “Fridays at...

John Worsham marched in the 21st Virginia and rose to be their adjutant. His Civil War service ended at the Battle of Third Winchester. Now, stay in Winchester to meet John through an excellent grouping of his artifacts at a renovated museum worth you time! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaborati...

“Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of the Shenandoah Valley! Today we visit historic New Market, Virginia. Meet a house on a busy intersection with a great story of Civil War h...

Thomas Laws deserves to be much better known than he is! Enslaved at the beginning of the Civil War, it was his action and bravery that provided the conduit for General Sheridan to get vital intelligence to launch the 3rd Battle of Winchester. Find out more! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaborat...

Let’s travel to Dayton and explore some of its darkest days because of bad information. Meet the hero who saved it. Join us! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of the Shenando...

Soldiers weren’t the only brave people at the front. Let’s meet a nurse who made a pact to stand fast with her comrades in 1862. Join us! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation to bring you great history out of...

Let’s visit a beautiful, out of the way portion of the Shenandoah Valley. Let’s go to McDowell! We’ll meet a great historic site there and find out its history. Join us! “Fridays at the Front” is a collaboration between Civil War Digital Digest and the Shenandoah Valley Battlefields Foundation t...

We often see the overall battle discussed in any war. Let’s dive down and look at the action of one officer leading two regiments at the Battle of Port Republic. The battle is often known for it’s key terrain feature, the Coaling. Yet, these men served in the shadow of it. Join us! “Fridays at th...

Army cooks were provided mess kettles, pans, and not much information at the beginning of the war. In fact, they were usually men detailed from the ranks for the duty. General Silas Casey recognized this weakness and decided to help. We learn a little about his attempt to help educate the men of ...

Silas Casey wrote a drill manual which was approve in 1862 and became the predominate system of drill in the Union armies later in the Civil War. Here, explore how a group of four man can make a stack of their weapons so they can walk away and not just set them on the ground. Enjoy this update an...

Israel B. Richardson was one of the few men to enter the Civil War with a nickname. “Fighting Dick” was a sobriquet earned in hard fighting in the War with Mexico. Relatively unknown today, this West Point graduate was very well known in the army during the Civil War and his untimely death hurt t...

The Civil War is filled with stories of friends and family enlisting together, especially earlier in the war. Along with the communities they lived in coming together to support their soldiers as they left home. Mike Huston, a collector, shares one of these stories from Iowa. Let’s meet a group o...