Discover everything about Kansas, the Sunflower State, including its history as a battleground during the Civil War, its agriculture-driven economy, and its education system with strong public schools ...

In his insightful book “A Hell of a Storm: The Battle for Kansas, the End of Compromise, and the Coming of the Civil War,” the historian David S. Brown makes a convincing case for the ...

Episode six of the eight-part “Kevin Costner’s The West” documentary is called “Bleeding Kansas.” “Kevin Costner’s The West” airs at 9 p.m. Monday, June 16, on the History Channel.

1 / 6 Show Caption + Hide Caption – Ken Spurgeon, assistant professor of history at Friends University in Wichita, Kansas, talks about letters between Civil War soldier Christian Isely and his ...

The Martin Cemetery in Stafford County, Kansas holds the remains of "Exodusters" who migrated to the area in the years after the Civil War ended. Sometimes the little places you pass every day ...

The Kansas Legislature is seeking a leader for a historical mural project honoring Black soldiers in the Civil War. The mural will honor the 1st Kansas Colored Volunteer Infantry Regiment.

If you want to further expand your knowledge of the Civil War in Kansas a commemoration of the Battle takes place Saturday, June 1, at 10 a.m. at the Black Jack battleground site.