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

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

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

Before Lincoln turned the idea of “the Union” into a cause worth dying for, he tried other means of ending slavery in America ...

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.

This is Part I of the remarkable story of Confederate Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, believed to be the last soldier lost in ...

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

For several years, the confederate statue in Madisonville has made waves in Hopkins County. Now, enough money has been raised to place a union soldier statue at the historic courthouse. Officials say ...

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 ...