It was in this month in 1865 the Civil War was largely ended, and the long painful task of rebuilding the nation began. It ...

In this new episode of Kings and Generals’ Civil War series, we cover the Battle of Fredericksburg—one of the bloodiest and ...

Charles H. Walker settled in Columbia County after the war, and his descendants are committed to preserving and sharing his ...

Kings and Generals launches its animated historical documentary series on the American Civil War by asking the essential ...

Lee’s surrender at Appomattox—dramatically illustrates the dangers of letting myth substitute for accurate history. For generations, Americans learned the same basic story about the end of the Civil ...

When a Civil War general's great-great-granddaughter went rummaging through the attic of their old family home, they could ...

The Struggle to End the American Civil War.” The book challenges the traditional narrative that the Civil War ended neatly in April 1865 with the surrender of General Robert Lee to General Ulysses ...

BLACKSBURG, Va. (WDBJ) - What’s now known as the Glencoe Museum in Radford used to be the home of Civil War Confederate General Gabriel Wharton. The home was passed down to his family.

(WDBJ/Gray News) - What’s now known as the Glencoe Museum in Radford used to be the home of Civil War Confederate Gen ... 500 love letters between the general and his wife, Nannie Wharton.