According to Brown, Civil War Trails is a 100% outdoor history venue that serves multiple constituencies. Visitors want to learn about the distinctive historic footsteps they are tracing.

Elizabeth Van Lew, a Southern belle turned Union spymaster, exemplifies true heroism during the Civil War, challenging the diluted modern concept of a hero.

Civil War veteran George Thomas Leach Sr. will receive a gravestone at North Burial Ground in Providence over 130 years after his burial. A ceremony with a military salute and remarks from John ...

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 ...

In a first-of-its-kind ceremony in Westmoreland County Monday, dozens honored the final Union Civil War veteran buried in the county, John E. Weigel.

WATCH the video above to celebrate Black Civil War veterans who fought for freedom. If you liked this archival find, check out more videos below. In a small glen located in Mechanicsburg ...

For more than a century in Des Moines’s Glendale Cemetery, the remains of 15 Union Civil War veterans rested in unmarked graves. They remained unmarked until Thursday, when the culmination of ...

Civil War Trails is a nonprofit started by historians. It guides travelers to notable sites affiliated with the war and includes more than 1,500 spots spanning six states. Peter Jacob Carter in 1872.

How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day 8 minute read An African American Union soldier of the American Civil War, seated, in a studio portrait, circa 1863.

The remains of several more Civil War veterans were sent to Maine, Rhode Island and other places where family connections were found. "Would have been lost to history" Among them was Byron Johnson.

Civil War Reenactors Aren’t Just Play-Acting. They Expect a War. A visit to a battle reenactment in rural Virginia revealed some surprising views about U.S. politics—and broad pessimism about ...