However, these staggering numbers still offer profound insight into the immense tragedy experienced by the American people throughout the Civil War.

Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of Gettysburg. The three-day battle occurred during the American Civil War; a major ...

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

The expression Black Hawk Down, the title of a Hollywood film, has become shorthand for a 1993 US military disaster in ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Garry Adelman, a historian, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies. He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in "Free State of ...

On the evening of September 17, 1862, in the aftermath of the Battle of Antietam ... who went undercover behind enemy lines ...

An admiring British Prime Minister Sir Winston Churchill stated, "This is undoubtedly the greatest American battle of the war and will, I believe, be regarded as an ever-famous American victory." ...

The little-known Civil War Battle of Greenleaf Prairie took place on June 16, 1863, near present-day Braggs and extended to ...

The Oct. 29, 1862, Battle of Island Mound didn’t amount to much as Civil War battles go, but had enormous effects on the Union Army and society itself.

The American Civil War left a bitter legacy ... Scenes shown include violence towards slaves, Lincoln’s assassination and battle scenes. The long term consequences of national division ...

American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar The Historic ... which tells the story of the units who fought in the Battle of Forks Road. A new exhibit, "The Impending Crisis," helps visitors ...