When we think of the American Civil War, the division between Americans in the North and the South comes to mind. But it ...

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...

The Kings and Generals animated documentary series launches its new chapter on the American Civil War with an in-depth look ...

The Battle of Gettysburg, considered to be one of the most important battles of the American Civil War, came to an end on ...

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

The African American Civil War Museum in D.C. marked Juneteenth with a celebration to honor the estimated 6,000 Black soldiers who went to Galveston, Texas, 160 years ago.

The Declaration of Independence was America’s declaration it would no longer be ruled by England. It effectively became a declaration of war: the American Revolutionary War, or the American War of ...

The Architecture of Presidential Commemoration” surveys the history of presidential memorialization, a complicated tale.

While it passed the Senate unanimously, it was never voted on in the House. Some Native American men in Michigan attempted to join the Union army early on in the Civil War but were denied.

The story behind the "Old Glory" nickname for the American flag dates back to a 19th-century ship captain, who proudly ...

These men made up 10% of the Union Army and 25% of the Union Navy, according to the African American Civil War Memorial Museum. Their role was critical in the Union winning the Civil War which led ...

As a Canadian who immigrated to the United States, I'm feeling conflicted about the state of the nation and the Fourth of ...