A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, ...

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

The brave service members from Lowell who gave their life defending the country since the American Civil War in 1861 were ...

Alternate history is fiction that imagines what would be different if some specific event was changed. A new alt-history ...

The American Civil War is a pivotal and ugly moment in American history, but it's more misunderstood than you would think. We're breaking down some myths about Lincoln, women soldiers, racist ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, author and former editor of The American Conservative Robert W. Merry picks up where he left off ...

The National Civil War Museum in Harrisburg has expanded its Women at War exhibit. The display highlights the essential ...

While the Civil War was never fought in California, the state nevertheless played a major role in generating pro-Union ...

Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

When the Civil War began in 1861, Starr King helped California raise $1.2 million, more than any state in the union, for the U.S. Sanitary Commission, a precursor to the American Red Cross ...