Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

Uniforms are used for identification as well as to provide a sense of unity during any conflict, and the American Civil War ...

A new poll tasked Americans with picking the best time to be alive in U.S. history, and the results are good news for Gen ...

Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American ... would actually come to an end in the United States. In June 1865, Union troops led by General Gordon Granger arrived in ...

It's now about 23.4 million. In 1865, in those tumultuous last six months of the Civil War, Florida came to experience what only a handful of American states has: surrender and occupation.

The small plaque that stands in Elm Park marks a major contribution that Worcester made in the fight against chattel slavery.

At Easter in 1865, York County residents witnessed ... at the York County Civil War Roundtable: “How the American Revolution intersected with the Civil War in York County.” ...

Democracy and the liberal tradition have long been seen as among the most basic tenets of the American way of life. They are ...