Nearly 100 years after the Civil War began, its last surviving veteran, Albert Woolson, passed away in Duluth, at age 106.

You would be forgiven for thinking that “Civil War” was a movie about the bloodiest U.S. conflict dating back to the late 19th century. Instead, it’s a prescient look at a fictional, fractured, ...

The new book, "The 1863 Stibbs Family Civil War Era Letters," sheds light on the Civil War home front and the complex realities of race and belief of one Wooster family. The 1863 volume builds on the ...

Another veteran of the American Civil War who died in obscurity in England is finally receiving recognition of his service.

The Syrian military is coordinating with its various international allies to launch sweeping counterattacks against the rebel militias that captured Aleppo last week in a surprise offensive.

Among the weathered and once-cracked headstones in Michigan’s historic Brighton Village Cemetery, the dual grave markers for Lt. Col. John Gilluly stand out. It was a late summer day when I was drawn ...

University of Georgia professor Stephen Berry provided background and contextual details about the life of Prince Rivers, once an enslaved carriage driver in South Carolina who became one of the first ...

GREEN BLUFF, Wash. — Civil War history came alive at Siemers Farm in Green Bluff this Memorial Day weekend as reenactors created an educational experience connecting visitors to the holiday's origins.

The Confederate rifle was a revolutionary weapon in the American Civil War. Its design, range, and accuracy changed ...