Civil War reenactors from 135th U.S. Colored Troops of Goldsboro and the 35th U.S Colored Troops of New Bern gather behind a new marker honoring the original members of the 135th. Left to right ...

Asheville police safely detonated a live explosive whose owner mistook it at first glance as a Civil War cannonball. The east Asheville resident called police when he realized the antique “may ...

Work is progressing on the NC History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation & Reconstruction as groundbreaking gears up to begin on the main building by the end of the year. Marc Barnes ...

Their subject? The Civil War. Michael McElreath called them to attention. McElreath works for the North Carolina History Center on the Civil War, Emancipation and Reconstruction. The new museum ...

African Americans — among the first to volunteer to fight for the Union Army during the Civil War — have been among the last to get recognition for their service. But the men of the 135th U.S ...