The fighting of the American Civil War ultimately reached nearly every state in the Northern and Southern territories, with ...

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 ...

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 ...

Born on his family's estate west of Culpeper, Virginia ... the Civil War, Hill was among the highest-regarded generals on either side. He often donned a bright red shirt just before battle ...

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 ...