Armed with a 160-year-old Civil War battlefield map and our trusty metal detectors, we set off to explore forgotten sites of American history. What we uncovered blew us away - relics buried for over a ...

A Civil War veteran born into slavery in Louisiana is among nine Union soldiers with new grave markers at Greenfield Cemetery ...

When the Civil War began in 1861, Starr King helped California raise $1.2 million, more than any state in the union, for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a precursor to the American Red Cross, which ...

Discover why Farmville, Virginia is the ultimate blend of rich Civil War and Civil Rights history, charming small-town vibes, ...

However, the highlight of the trip was our final stop, two days in Gettysburg, the site of one of the most consequential battles of the American Civil War and one of the bloodiest confrontations in ...

In the early morning hours of June 20, 1864, hundreds of Union soldiers arriving through light fog on the James River crept ...

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Kearney Park has once again been transformed into a Civil War battlefield complete with campsites. From the heart-stopping cannon to close-up shootouts, 'Civil War ...

“Not only did Berkeley County figure prominently in the Antietam and Gettysburg campaigns, but our county was the location of the Battle of Hoke’s Run, the first Civil War engagement in the ...

The expansion of a limestone quarry threatens a Civil War battlefield near Middletown, the National Trust for Historic Preservation warns. One of the nation's most endangered Civil War ...

Archaeologists found human remains at Colonial Williamsburg, which surprisingly dated back to the Civil War rather than the Revolutionary War. AP The graves were aligned east-west, with the head ...