Jamelle Bouie, a columnist at the New York Times, has recently been drawing a lot of parallels between what’s going on in the ...

This video delves into the pivotal strategies and campaigns of 1864 that led to the Union's decisive advantage in the ...

The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the ...

In 1865, Congress passes the 13th Amendment. The war ends, Lincoln is assassinated and the states ratify the amendment later ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

Ten months into the Civil War, the Union was short on a crucial supply, the absence of which threatened to sap the fighting strength of the Northern army: coffee. This critical source of energy ...

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

The origin of the Juneteenth celebrations marking the end of slavery in the U.S. goes back to an order issued as Union troops arrived in Texas at the end of the Civil War.

The Civil War remains one of the most important chapters in American history. But the conflict itself was more complex than North vs. South.

In the Great Locomotive Chase of 1862, Union volunteers attempted to commandeer a train and ride it to a Southern stronghold, destroying bridges and rail lines behind them. It failed spectacularly.

On April 12, 1862, twenty Union soldiers dressed as civilians walked into a Georgia train station with a wild plan. Led by ...

Union general still vilified for insulting New Orleans women, but he also defended Black rights Gen. Benjamin Butler lead the occupation of the city in 1862.