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

So successful was the Lost Cause propaganda campaign that most Americans forgot the true meaning of the Civil War.

Confederate Memorial Day is an official holiday in several states. Why is it celebrated, and where? Does New Jersey take part ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In ...

What we think of today as the Confederate flag remains a symbol of white supremacy and antigovernment ideology.

A Charleston, South Carolina surrender flag, Confederate documents, and Union soldier items among historic Civil War ...

One speaker, Frank Smith, Jr., is the founding director of the African American Civil War Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C.

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

Years later, in 1869, Grant became a U.S. president like his former Commander-in-Chief Lincoln had done, setting a precedent ...

In 2018, the operator of Wrightsville’s Mount Pisgah Cemetery Facebook page noted that the cemetery was in desperate need of maintenance and repairs.

Even in its earliest days, discord was part and parcel of American life. During the American Revolution, families were often divided between Patriots ...

Cameron McWhirter covers national affairs for The Wall Street Journal from Atlanta. Before joining the Journal, he reported for the Atlanta Journal-Constitution from 2003 to 2010. Previously, he ...