Archaeologists have discovered a 150-year-old "witch bottle" used to ward off evil spirits in a Civil War-era fort in Virginia. "Witch bottles are the type of things people would use more ...

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Even though the Civil War has been thoroughly studied for over 160 years, new discoveries are still being made. Last spring, a Civil War-era cannonball was found in the backyard of a Virginia home.

Archaeologists recently announced the discovery of skeletons at Colonial Williamsburg – but the skeletons weren’t from the Revolutionary War.

It’s a slice of history that takes you back to the Civil War era. The log cabin was originally built in 1846 to serve the Morgan Family of Putnam County.

The U.S. Attorney’s Office filed a civil forfeiture action against a rare Civil War-era firearm believed to have been unlawfully removed from the Springfield Armory.

5 historic sites to learn more about the Bay Area’s Civil War era Several artifacts of the Bay Area’s Civil War efforts are still on display ...

A spokesperson for Grand Rapids said the cannonball was owned by a resident who brought it to the city's SafeChem site on Wednesday to be disposed of.

SEGUIN, Texas — A home built during the Civil War era in Seguin is caving in after it went up in flames during Monday night's hazardous storms.

A cannon which dates back prior to the Civil War was restored over the winter and recently returned to Legion Park in Winchendon.

Gray helped actress Jessica Biel discover the fate of an ancestor who tried escaping a Civil War-era prison in Illinois, according to the university's news release.