On this day before our Independence day, The Battle of Gettysburg ended, signaling the end of the Civil War that took over 600,000 lives. The Battle of Gettysburg marked the turning point of the Civil ...

Our actual Civil War vs. today . Feb. 15, 2022 at 6:37 am Updated Feb. 15, ... to hear Americans worry about the advent of a new civil war. “Is Civil War Ahead?” The New Yorker asked last month.

Experience the thunderous power of history as an original 1865 Civil War cannon is fired. This live demonstration shows how these legendary weapons worked and sounded on the battlefield.

A Civil War battlefield gives perspective on our modern divide The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg.Morning Edition stopped by the historic site to hear ...

Historical records relating to blacks who were involved in the Civil War. Smithsonian Civil War Timeline . McRel Standards. United States History. 13. Understands the causes of the Civil War . 14 ...

But the battlefield where the war between preservation and commerce now rages most ferociously is the Wilderness, in Orange County, Virginia, where in May of 1864, the two armies took 28,000 ...

It’s one thing to read about a Civil War battle, but it’s entirely different to step onto the actual terrain, says author David T. Gilbert. His new book Civil War Battlefields: Walking the ...

Near the end of the Civil War, the two sides started executing enemy soldiers. That led to an actual death lottery. But instead of it continuing, good men found the humanity to stop it.

Civil War Battlefield Goes Up For Auction Posted 2006-08-03T23:18:39+00:00 - Updated 1999-12-08T11:00:00+00:00 A civil war battlefield that has not seen fighting in over 130 years was the subject ...