On This Day: The US Civil War begins in 1861
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A look at the Irish enlistment during the US Civil War era.
Civil War history and heroic sacrifice will be commemorated this Memorial Day at famed battlefields like Gettysburg, Antietam, Fredericksburg, and Chancellorsville. But history was...
George Templeton Strong’s diaries provide the North’s best record of daily passions and woes during its struggle against the South.
Union cavalrymen appeared on the cliffs above the Confederate camp. “Who are you down there” shouted one of the horsemen. “Texans, goddamn you” was the reply. Pleasantries compl...
Civil War Living History event to be held in Boalsburg
The Gettysburg battlefield offers visitors a unique way to connect with history, using its enduring boulders and black-and-white photographs to uncover untold Civil War stories.
161 years ago today, the American Civil War ended when Robert E. Lee and his Army of Northern Virginia surrendered to General Ulysses Grant and the Union Army. The moment was the f...
I have read a LOT of books on the Civil War. I do enjoy picking up a book or two about a particular battle before visiting a battlefield. I've read a lot of biographies too, and...
A rare American flag flown over Gettysburg in 1863 is now on public display for the first time as part of a new exhibit.
FORT SCOTT — At the national cemetery there is peace. There is no news to report, no current affairs to parse, no urgent interview requests awaiting any of the 8,000 inhabitants. A...
Blight's suspicions were confirmed when, after a talk he gave at the Smithsonian National Museum of American History in 2001, an older Black woman approached him to discuss his lec...
Fort Scott National Historic Site is hosting a yearly event to celebrate America's 250th birthday, featuring reenactors who are educating visitors about Kansas's Civil War history.
Guests can see Union and Confederate reenactors drill, march and clash and can hear the roar of cannon and musket fire in simulated skirmishes.
DETROIT — There’s been a lot of rhetoric in recent months, some of it inflammatory, about the possibility of a new civil war. The liberal website Common Dreams ran a headline this...
A longtime journalist and historian will share the exploits of Porter County soldiers during the Civil War.
In November 1864, a group of eight Confederates set fires throughout Manhattan, hoping to destroy the city — but their plot ultimately went up in smoke. The post The Confederate Ar...
Throwback Thursday tells the story of unusual biological warfare this week. The Civil War brought cannon fire, divided families, and destruction across Kentucky. But one of the str...
It’s pretty typical to see recent releases take up the top spots in the week’s streaming charts, and that is definitely the case this week as well. That said, every now and then, s...
From the Civil War to World War II, these remarkable Black heroes from American history fought for their country — even when they didn't have equal rights at home. The post The Ins...
This was posted on a board at my educational institution (I'd rather not say its name) by another peer and received much attention. It was stated that any resources could be used a...
Today in Hextoricals, Tekopo takes a look at one of the grand old hex-and-counter historical mapgames of the 1980s, Great Campaigns of the American Civil War!
At the start of the Civil War, the 1806 Articles of War was the only official document governing how the US military governed itself during conflicts. Based in large part on the Br...
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