The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

The American Civil War did not end well, which is not surprising given the civil wars rarely have good endings. "More than any other form of conflict," writes David Armitage, ...

What really led to the American Civil War? This episode investigates the deeper causes behind Southern secession—slavery, economic conflict, states’ rights, and political breakdown. Discover ...

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.

Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

Two years ago, here at The American Conservative, this author wrote, “The United States has all the preconditions for a civil war today except one: the willingness to actually fight for the sake ...

Stephen Marche, author of “The Next Civil War: Dispatches from the American Future,” said: “The United States is a textbook example of a country headed for civil war.” ...

“We feel very grateful,” said Benson. “They are a part of our family.” The objective was to find relatives of the three Civil War veterans in order to help get headstones entitled to them ...

In this photo provided by The Valley Breeze, Civil War re-enactors fold an American flag near an urn, center, containing the cremated remains of Byron R. Johnson, a Union soldier who was born in ...

The American Civil War Museum in Appomattox, Virginia hosted this program. Description. This lesson focuses on the first use of landmines in North America, during the American Civil War (1861-65).

A lean, mean, satirical action movie, “Civil War” is clearly indebted to the films of John Carpenter, in particular “Escape from New York” and “Assault on Precinct 13.” ...

Review: Annihilation director Alex Garland pins Civil War on stars Kirsten Dunst and Cailee Spaeny, rather than on American infighting. In theaters April 12.