Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the Revolutionary War.

Archaeologists at Colonial Williamsburg recently announced the discovery of four Confederate soldier skeletons, revealing a makeshift hospital from the 1862 Battle of Williamsburg.

Whether the debate is occasioned by a polemical book or a movie like last year’s “Civil War,” I consistently take the negative on the question of whether the United States is headed for a ...

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.

Separated from other gravestones, these Black Civil War heroes were almost forgotten. Every Memorial Day, the twelve soldiers are remembered and celebrated.

The U.S. Justice Department said the investigation into claims of civil rights violations against Mount Vernon Police was based on incomplete data.

Groups like Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War worked together to research information on 15 veterans so their graves would no longer be unmarked.

From tiny Civil War mini-balls to ship guns that could hurl a shell the weight of a car over 20 miles, this collection tracks war’s grim progress. The British 60-pounder field gun and PT boat’s .50 ...

The Civil War must have been a confusing time for Native Americans. Pushed from the east and relegated to Indian Territory, the group known as the Five Civilized Tribes were pressured from both ...

CAIRO (AP) — As Sudan marks two years of civil war on Tuesday, atrocities and famine are only mounting in what the United Nations says is the world’s worst humanitarian crisis. Last month… ...

Sudan's civil war marks the end of its second year on Tuesday, and the fighting, atrocities and famine are only mounting.