Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on ...

Step back in history to learn about Peter’s battles, including his desperate efforts to get a furlough home, and about ...

For four straight years, Union and Confederate soldiers battled during the bloodiest war in American history. Both sides ...

The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...

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Retired U.S. Army Col. Charles Ware will discuss the Civil War Battle of Nashville and the roles of Lt. Gen. Stephen D. Lee and George Washington "Wash" Chiles at the Golden Triangle Planning and ...

10 of the Civil War’s Deadliest Clashes The U.S. has fought wars ever since its founding – since before its founding, really, since it took a war for us to win our independence from Britain and ...

When the Civil War is discussed, it is typically about land warfare, like those famous battles of Gettysburg, Antietam, or Fort Donelson, where Ulysses S. Grant earned the nickname “Unconditional ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Garry Adelman, a historian, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies. He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in "Free State of Jones" ...

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The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...