William Harvey Carney, born in slavery, was the hero of the Battle of Battery Wagner, fought in South Carolina in 1863.

The Kernstown Battlefield Association (KBA) will commemorate the 161st anniversary of the Civil War's Second Battle of Kernstown with a free walking and driving tour of the battlefield ...

The Battle of Brandy Station began and ended on the same day, June 9, 1863. The Civil War battle lasted 14 hours, and fighting occurred near the town of Brandy Station, Virginia.

DES MOINES (AP) With seven descendants of Iowa Civil War soldiers standing at attention, a restored flag carried into the war by an Iowa regiment was placed on display at the Statehouse. Encased ...