The Civil War is often remembered through faded photographs and written accounts, making it feel distant and hard to fully grasp. When those images are brought to life in color, the past takes a new ...

The Gettysburg battlefield offers visitors a unique way to connect with history, using its enduring boulders and ...

Alex Garland’s new film, “Civil War,” follows two war photographers on a road trip from New York to Washington, D.C., via the blue highways of Pennsylvania and West Virginia. The more experienced ...

There are a few verifiable truths about Civil War photographer Timothy O’Sullivan. He was born in 1840 in Ireland. He apprenticed in the studio of famed photographer Matthew Brady, and he took what he ...

In the spring of 1861, the United States stood at its breaking point. For years, tensions between North and South had ...

A photo of Ulysses S. Grant at City Point highlights an important moment in the Civil War and his path to the presidency. The image reveals discrepancies upon closer examination.