At the time of the Civil War, camera shutters were too slow to ... Strother’s terrifying assignment sketching the Confederate Army encampments outside Washington, D.C., which got him arrested ...

Finally, on April 18, 1865, the Civil War ended with the surrender of the Confederate army. 617,000 Americans had died in the war, approximately the same number as in all of America's other wars ...

Men in service took pride in what their flag meant, whether it symbolized their particular corps or the larger intentions of war. Designating flags were used to organize army units, whereas other ...

On both sides, the Civil War boasted men who were ... reputations and nicknames based on their actions in war. Some would die in battles; others would go on to become political figures in the healing ...

In his book Fear No Pharaoh, Richard Kreitner examines the reactions of six Jewish Americans to slavery and the Civil War.

Thanks to its comprehensive collection of Confederate artifacts, weapons and art, this museum is a required stop for Civil War buffs. American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ...

It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" Sonja Anderson During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into ...

By Ross Hetrick The Thaddeus Stevens Museum is expanding into the storefront next door at 52 Chambersburg Street and the ...

This video covers the historic last Civil War funeral of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, whose remains were recovered in Munford, Alabama, over 150 years after his death. Lt. Buttram ...