Alfred and Robert Taylor were brothers campaigning to be Tennessee's governor in 1886. Their race was civil and a hopeful ...

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

As the deadliest war in United States history, the Civil War is a period many would like to forget. However, it’s impossible to erase the importance of a multi-year conflict that almost ...

Dr. Allen C. Guelzo gives perspective on what the American Civil War was really about. Dr. Allen C. Guelzo the Thomas W. Smith Distinguished Research Scholar at Princeton University talks about ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In this first episode, we will cover the reasons that caused the American ...

Indeed, 12 military men in the American Revolution were drawing pensions in the Civil War, and the photos of six appeared in E.B. Hillard’s book “The Last Men of the Revolution” in 1864.

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

Read on as Entertainment Weekly ranks the 20 best American Civil War movies ever made. 20. 2,000 Maniacs (1964) Everett.

American Civil War (1861-1865) — 698,000 deaths. National Archives. National Archives. The original caption, though disputed, says this image is from trenches before a battle in Petersburg ...