Civil War drummer boy Willie Johnston received the Medal of Honor on Sept. 16, 1863, two months after his 13th birthday.

The statue commemorates Colonel Robert A Smith, a Scot who was struck down in Kentucky during the US civil war.

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

“Hundreds of thousands of African Americans who fought for the Union in the ... wars long before the Civil War, there was initial resistance to recruiting them as soldiers at the start of ...

San Pedro Park marker honors first president of Union women’s group; readers asked to help track down a plaque dedicated to ...

For 250 years, the US Army has adapted as a living organization composed of operating units and institutional organizations ...

"The Jackal's Mistress," by "The Flight Attendant" writer Chris Bohjalian, is a romantic thriller about a Confederate woman ...

On April 15, 1861, after Fort Sumter fell to Confederate Army forces, Pres. Abraham Lincoln issued his call to arms for ...

As a Confederate soldier, he fought for the Southern pro-slavery states who wanted to break away from the Union. The conflict prompted Abraham Lincoln's Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 ...

"Hell" was the soldiers' words ... Richard Taylor's Confederate forces in west Louisiana; organize pro-Union state governments throughout the region; and most importantly, confiscate as much ...

John Williams wasn’t a particularly tall man, standing at 5 feet, 6 inches, but he made a big impact after joining the Union ...

The "long, lanky" man carrying the American flag on Decoration Day in May 1909 was a familiar sight at patriotic events in ...