War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

Tubman's 1863 raid, which destroyed seven plantations along the Combahee River in South Carolina and freed 756 enslaved ...

This wine trail in Maryland offers exquisite vineyard views, a tasty array of wines, and some historical charm.

Four Confederate soldier skeletons from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg were found at Colonial Williamsburg, with archaeologists working to identify the remains.

On the steps of the SC Statehouse sits a statue of George Washington, with a broken walking stick. How it broke, however, is ...

The Georgia chapter of a Confederacy group has filed a lawsuit against a state park over an exhibit on slavery, segregation, ...

Explore the legacy of Confederate Gen. John Hunt Morgan, from leading the Lexington Rifles to his ill-fated raid and ultimate death in the Civil War.

The American Civil War. Remember it? Well, no, because you weren't alive. But you've read about it, and the Civil War ...

Explore why the Confederates lost the American Civil War despite achieving several big military victories in 1862. Dive into the strategic, political, and resource challenges that ultimately led ...

Ken Burns, Ric Burns, Buddy Squires, and Allen Moore discuss the making of The Civil War.

This simple dish towel was used as a flag of truce by Confederate troops during Gen. Robert E. Lee’s surrender at Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, and is now on display at the ...