During the Civil War, typical voting processes were replicated on battlefields of 14 states. Six additional states allowed soldiers to mail their ballots home. In this illustration, Union soldiers ...

We followed a 160-year-old Civil War map straight into the past—armed with metal detectors and a deep respect for history. Each beep brought us closer to uncovering relics left behind by ...

Christened the USS Fanny and pressed into service, the plucky boat established a solid war record by transporting troops in August 1861 during the first amphibious operation of the Civil War.

Of the 51 soldiers, 10 died in the war, ... “The Fallen Heroes of Arlington Heights in the Civil War,” to Veterans ... That meant long hours searching through 1860s census records and old ...

BLACKSBURG — Kurt Luther is linking today’s computer science to the technology of the 1860s. 'The social media of the 1860s': Website serves as digital home of Civil War era portraits Skip to ...

A white Illinois teen attaches himself to a regiment of Black Union soldiers in the satirical Civil War novel "How to Dodge a Cannonball." NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with author Dennard Dayle about it.

New Civil War research armed with more data gives the fullest picture yet of not just the overall death toll but its disproportionate impact on the South, including Georgia.

Green Bluff’s Siemers Farm, known for strawberry and fall festivals, transformed into a Civil War battlefield this Memorial Day weekend. Late Saturday morning, Union and Confederate soldiers ...