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This controversial April holiday is recognized in Alabama as a state holiday. What is it and when is it celebrated?
Join us as we step back into history at a Civil War Confederate camp alongside dedicated reenactors from the 48th Alabama ...
History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...
Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...
Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For ...
We’re taught in school that the American Civil War ended when Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses S. Grant on April 9, 1865 — 160 years ago Wednesday. In fact ...
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 ...
Stunt coordinator Cory DeMeyers breaks down the Civil War battle that opened season 4 and explains how it was designed to ...
A long-lost Confederate flag, captured at the Battle of Gettysburg and among the rarest Civil War artifacts, will be a top ...
It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It was on April 9, Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Ulysses Grant. On April 14, ...
SYLVA, N.C. (WLOS) — Four years ago, a plaque with more inclusive language was added to the Confederate soldier statute in ...