The American Civil War was by far the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. From the start of the war in April 1861, with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, until General Robert E. Lee’s ...

The Mexican-American War: Photos from the 1800s show a young nation's conflict Prominent American Civil War Generals Robert E. Lee, Ulysses S. Grant, and Stonewall Jackson were among those who ...

The war officially ended on April 9, 1865, when Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox court house in Virginia. 5. Question ...

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of Gettysburg. The three-day battle occurred during the American Civil War ...

In the summer of 1863, the U.S. was in the middle of its greatest-ever crisis. A bloody civil war between the Southern Confederacy and the federal government had created hundreds of thousands of ...