Privately issued tokens, typically one cent and made of copper and similar in size to government issued coinage, were used instead and by late 1862 these Civil War Tokens were circulating in ...

He photographed reenactors in the style of portrait photography from the Civil War era, a style shaped by the solemnity of the occasion of being photographed and the limits of technology.

When Lincoln declared Thanksgiving a federal holiday in 1863, abolitionists hailed pumpkins as a symbol of virtue and the opposite of mmoral Southern farming.

A rain delay played an essential role in The Battle of Jackson, which was fought 162 years ago today in Jackson, Mississippi, as part of the Vicksburg campaign of the American Civil War.

Civil War, November 1863: Gettysburg Address, first national Thanksgiving, local boys are heroes Published: Nov. 03, 2013, 8:27 a.m.

Garry Adelman of the American Battlefield Trust described major events that occurred during the Civil War in 1863.

The ashes of over two dozen veterans of the Civil War, along with the remains of their spouses, have finally been interred after being stored at a Seattle funeral home and cemetery.

WASHINGTON — Abraham Lincoln thought the Civil War was nearing the end in July 1863. If only Union Gen. George Meade would capitalize on victories in Vicksburg and Gettysburg and aggressively ...

An 1863 map depicting the Gettysburg battlefield (Photo credit: Wikipedia) The 150th anniversary of the Battle of Gettysburg—the most important battle of the Civil War—is being marked not only ...

As any Civil War buff worth his salted hardtack knows, Confederate soldiers never intended to fight at Gettysburg when they invaded Pennsylvania in June 1863. Their plan was to cross the ...

Object Details Description This particular Civil War Token depicts a patriotic theme. The obverse, front of the coin, depicts a profile image of George Washington while the reverse, back, shows two ...