Henry Wirz remains one of the most controversial figures of the Civil War. As commandant of Andersonville Prison, he oversaw ...

Back in the American Civil War, the American military founded its first aerial force, the Union Army Balloon Corps. Thank Union desperation and several entrepreneurs American aeronauts with a good ...

History comes alive as we metal detect a Civil War battlefield where a cavalry officer made his final stand. The relics we uncovered offer powerful insight into his last moments and the brutal reality ...

April 9 marks 160 years of the anniversary of when General Robert E. Lee surrendered to General Ulysses S. Grant at Appomattox Court House. It was a pivotal moment in American history, and one of the ...

Ten months into the Civil ... of the war. Though coffee was cultivated around the world from Java to Ethiopia to Haiti, Brazil had been the main supplier to the United States. The Union blockade ...

History: Florida paid dearly for its role in the Civil War, winding up both broken and broke for years afterward ...

With Louisiana’s militias off fighting in Virginia and Tennessee, the job of defending the Crescent City fell to two forts ...

Demonstrations and programs throughout the day will highlight military and civilian life during the Civil War, with a special ...

In the village of Appomattox Court House, Virginia, on April 9, 1865, Robert E. Lee surrenders his 28,000 Confederate troops ...

Attendees of the sold-out March 8 Springfield Civil War Symposium had gained a full ... underbrush would render the horses of the Union cavalry useless and frustrate its artillery for the most ...