The brave service members from Lowell who gave their life defending the country since the American Civil War in 1861 were ...

A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, ...

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

In this episode of Kings and Generals’ Civil War series, we delve into the catastrophic Union defeat at the Battle of Fredericksburg. General Burnside’s relentless assaults against Confederate ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America.

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit. The display highlights the essential ...

Alternate history is fiction that imagines what would be different if some specific event was changed. A new alt-history ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, author and former editor of The American Conservative Robert W. Merry picks up where he left off ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...

The American Civil War significantly affected Tennessee, with every county witnessing combat. During the War, Tennessee was a ...