Memorial Day is a U.S. holiday that's supposed to be about mourning the nation's fallen service members, but it's come to ...

What led the United States into civil war in 1861? In this premiere episode of Kings and Generals’ American Civil War series, we examine the legal, economic, and moral roots of the conflict. Focusing ...

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

A fire that engulfed a mansion at Louisiana’s Nottoway Plantation, destroying one of the largest remaining pre-Civil War ...

In 1863, abolitionist Harriet Tubman guided a raid that liberated nearly 760 enslaved people working on rice plantations ...

A Civil War soldier who died over 100 years ago has finally received proper recognition, thanks to the dedicated efforts of ...

That includes the iconic “Battle of Cedar Creek,” painted by Vermonter and Civil War veteran Julian Scott. Scott is known for his realistic artwork showing the psychological anguish and ...

California was never a hotbed of Civil War action, but the Golden State — and the Bay Area in particular — played a major role. The riches of the Gold Rush didn’t just line the pockets of ...