Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series continues with a new installment on the American Civil War, following their coverage of the American Revolution. The setup episode explores ...

American women would not be welcome as full-time military members until 1948, but those who really, really wanted to fight ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern identity through tumultuous battles and profound social change.

U.S. Army assistant surgeon Bernard John Dowling "J.D." Irwin rescued a kidnapped boy and 60 soldiers encircled by legendary Apache warrior Cochise on this day in history, Feb. 13, 1861.

Courtesy: Library of Congress From 1861 to 1865, the Civil War ravaged ... deaths to Union deaths 9:1 — Ratio of African American Civil War troops who died of disease to those that died on ...

The Fourteenth Amendment was the product of a democratic revolutionary change that sought to put the Constitution on a ...

The Montgomery Conference yesterday passed an act recognizing war with the United ... for the first time since the civil discord in the United States, an American vessel hoisted the flag of ...

After the American Civil War of 1861–1865, the growth of cities and the railroads led to greater contact between blacks and whites in the American South. Southerners felt the need to introduce a ...