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History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...
The year: 1861. The problem: Pro-slavery states had broken away from the Union, rising up in armed revolt as the treasonous ...
This controversial April holiday is recognized in Alabama as a state holiday. What is it and when is it celebrated?
In this new episode of Kings and Generals’ Civil War series, we cover the Battle of Fredericksburg—one of the bloodiest and ...
We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen ... out a generous plan that would allow the rebellious states to keep their governments and their munitions.
Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...
Today’s episode will focus on one of the biggest – and most important – turning points in world history; the Battle of ...
Learn about hidden gems contained in the latest volume of the N.C. Roster Series covering the Confederate States Navy during ...
The statue of Captain John O’Donnell, an 18th century merchant who enslaved dozens of Black people on his Maryland plantation ...
After the Civil War, Arkansas veterans returned home and attempted to revert to civilian life. During the immediate postwar ...
Eighty-two public schools across the United States have chosen to ... who fought for the Confederacy in the Civil War and donated a statue of a Confederate soldier to the city.
A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top ...