At the time of the Civil War, camera shutters were too slow to record ... could neither maneuver the rough terrain nor record images in the midst of battle. So newspaper publishers hired amateur ...

and war correspondents' accounts, which together often included descriptions of waterways, rail line, and roads, and how movements were affected by these. To bolster his case, Harman's maps are ...

He distinguished himself in battle during the Mexican-American War and on the frontier, along the Texas border and in Washington Territory. When Virginia seceded from the nation, Pickett returned ...

One of the most important battles of the U.S. Civil War -- and indeed of all U.S. history -- was the battle of Gettysburg ... as the Confederate Army of North Virginia, commanded by Robert ...

The American Civil War ended with the Battle of Appomattox Courthouse in Virginia on April 9, 1865. At the Varnum Armory Museum, a band playing Civil War era music played some tunes, and several ...

Bruton Parish Church officials hung a new plaque explaining an existing Civil War-era tablet that honors dead Confederate soldiers from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg. The installation took place ...