Seventy Black Union military members who fought in the Civil War will be memorialized in a monument planned for Rocky Mount in Franklin County, Virginia.

The simple copper and cardboard urns gathering dust on shelves only had the name of each of the 28 soldiers — but nothing linking them to the Civil War.

Retropolis Transgender soldiers date to the Civil War As the new administration tries to ban certain people from the military, a history lesson may show us which Americans are battle-tested.

Civil War remains found at Colonial Williamsburg, archaeologists say Virginia archaeologists recently came across four skeletons dating back to the Battle of Williamsburg, which was fought in 1862.

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

At the Camp William Penn Museum in Cheltenham, thousands of Black Civil War soldiers are remembered for their contributions to the Union.

The search for remains of formerly enslaved Black Union soldiers brutally murdered by angry Southerners as the Civil War was ending. Learn about Camp Nelson, KY, the military base where these ...

On the last day of summer, in central Virginia, a battalion of Confederate soldiers marches in orderly ranks onto the field sloping down to Sailor’s Creek. A smaller force of Federals already ...

Many soldiers were wounded in combat, often at major battles such as Stones River and Gettysburg, but survived until long after the Civil War’s conclusion.

From classic epics like 'Gone With the Wind' to recent psychological thrillers like 'The Beguiled', here are the 20 best American Civil War movies of all time, ranked.

Panel members discussed the daily lives of Civil War soldiers. Mr. Rosen talked about his book [The Jewish Confederates], published by University of South Carolina Press. Mr. Groce talked about ...

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 ...