The remains of several more Civil War veterans were sent to Maine, Rhode Island and other places where family connections were found. "Would have been lost to history" Among them was Byron Johnson.

The Civil War officially ended on Aug. 20, 1866, but Confederate General Robert E. Lee surrendered his army 16 months earlier on April 9, 1865.

How Black Civil War Patriots Should Be Remembered This Veterans Day 8 minute read An African American Union soldier of the American Civil War, seated, in a studio portrait, circa 1863.

Nikki Haley on Thursday sought to clarify her comments about the Civil War one day after a voter in New Hampshire called her out for not mentioning slavery as a cause of the war.

KENNESAW, Ga. - A longtime, controversial confederate memorabilia store is once again under fire. A group of Kennesaw residents spoke out against Wildman's Civil War Surplus at a Monday night city ...

The Civil War started in April 1861 and raged for over four years. From Fort Sumter to Appomattox and beyond, here are the most basic facts you need.

The four years of the American Civil War, from 1861 to 1865, has managed to inspire and nurture a deep, romantic nostalgia for this period which, if anything, seems to be growing. At last count ...