In this first episode of Kings and Generals’ animated series on the American Civil War, we explore the core causes of the conflict - including slavery, westward expansion, economic tensions, and ...

American Civil War (1861-1865) — 698,000 deaths National Archives The original caption, though disputed, says this image is from trenches before a battle in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1865.

American Civil War (1861-1865) — 698,000 deaths National Archives The original caption, though disputed, says this image is from trenches before a battle in Petersburg, Virginia, in 1865.

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.