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A look at what happened April 7-12, 1861, before the firing on Fort Sumter in Charleston, South Carolina. The shots fired ...

Kings and Generals' animated historical documentary series on early modern history and the United States continues with a new series on the Civil War ... Kansas to Fort Sumter and Bull Run.

The Old Fort will host a garrison event from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. March 29. This winter-themed event will feature re-enactors learning and presenting information from ...

On episode 84, Charles talks to Michael Vorenberg about his new book, Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War. The marriage culture and family structure that long sustained ...

One of the major accomplishments during the Civil War was the establishment ... consisted of Native American skirmishes and the few wounded were treated at the various forts in small infirmaries.

Almost a year into the American Civil War, the Union forces laid siege to Fort Donelson. In this episode, we're going to find out why this fort was strategically important, and how Ulysses S Grant got ...

They would be welcomed, the Proclamation declared, "into the armed service of the United States to garrison forts, positions ... Two years into the Civil War, black soldiers prepared for battle.

About the only thing the North and South agreed on was that neither wanted to start the American Civil War. If President Abraham Lincoln surrendered Fort Sumter, as South Carolina demanded ...