It is estimated there were more American military deaths in the Civil War than in World War I and World War II combined, according to figures from the National World War II Museum and Statista.

The American Civil War wasn't just a battle between states ... Let's look at three fighters who became the most feared figures of this devastating war. 1. Nathan Bedford Forrest: The Wizard ...

In effect, this “least understood” of Civil War figures represents a refutation of the lost cause ... Mr. Rollyson is the author of “Reading Biography” and “American Biography.” Mr. Rollyson is the ...

Every American citizen ... It’s important to know the real reason for the Civil War so the country no longer celebrates historical figures who fought to establish a slave-holding republic.

He also suggested that the reluctance to discuss the Civil War in American history stems from ... trying to find historical parallels with figures like Franklin D. Roosevelt and Winston Churchill ...

This tense election season is also peak season at a popular landmark of the American past: the Gettysburg National Military Park in Pennsylvania. Nearly one million people visit the Civil War ...