Second highest on the list was Texas (31 per cent ... where the Civil War's most famous battle took place at the beginning of July 1863. There, he held a campaign rally - one last hoorah before ...

The Defense Department efforts to purge civil rights figures from its website led to the deletion of a page about Black Civil War hero Sgt. William Carney.

Before the close of the year the Texan agent at Washington was informed that no negotiation on the subject of the independence of Texas could be opened as long as war continued to prevail between ...

There is no surcease to the sufferings of the Unionists of Texas. Since the beginning of the war they have been subjected to ceaseless martyrdom for their principles; and from no other part of the ...

The National Medal of Honor Museum in Arlington opens to the general public on Tuesday, March 25. ARLINGTON, Texas — From the ...

With the Combahee River Raid of 1863 ... people in Texas were told about their freedom on June 19, 1865. Here's what you need to know about the holiday. The three-day Civil War battle was ...

VICTORIA COUNTY, Texas — A family that once faced overwhelming ... for African-American families in the years following the Civil War. The family land has created an astonishing legacy.

By Febrary 1, 1861, six more states -- Mississippi, Florida, Alabama, Georgia, Louisiana, and Texas -- had split from ... Federal troops returned the fire. The Civil War had begun.

More from Wes about the causes of the Civil War. What led to the outbreak of the bloodiest conflict in the history of North America? A common explanation is that the Civil War was fought over the ...