Dan Gediman’s new podcast, The Copperhead Conspiracy, looks at how thousands of Northerners conspired with the Confederacy to ...

Why the Civil War Still Matters -- Mexico, California, and the Coming of the Civil War -- A Just War? -- Death and Destruction in the Civil War -- American Navies and British Neutrality During the ...

Two new history books make a strong case for why learning about the past is critical to understanding the world today. First, History Matters is a posthumous collection of writings by American ...

Florida was the third state to secede from the Union during the Civil War. Around 15,000 Floridians fought in the Civil War, representing the highest percentage of any Confederate state. Florida faced ...

As the nation prepares to celebrate Juneteenth, the legacy of thousands of Black Civil War soldiers who once trained in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania, will never be forgotten, thanks to the Camp ...

As bedraggled Union troops retreated to their camp along the James River in Virginia in early July 1862, they endured a march that stretched more than 12 miles. Eager to lighten their load in harsh ...

The smell of campfires and gunpowder were in the air at Burton Century Village Museum and Historical Education Center’s Civil War re-enactment. The encampment took place on May 24 at 14653 E. Park St.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - A centerpiece of the Civil War is hidden atop a hill in the Wedgewood-Houston area of Nashville. Fort Negley was extremely important as Union troops worked to control rivers, ...