The deadliest and bloodiest battle in American history was the Civil War, a long and hard-fought battle that began on April 12, 1861, and ended almost exactly four years later on April 9 ...

The American Civil War was arguably one of the most devastating conflicts in the history of the United States. Fought over slavery, it divided families and communities and, of course, the nation.

The Williamsburg Battlefield Association wants to unify efforts to save and preserve core elements of Williamsburg’s ...

Author William Styple talked about the childhood of artist James Kelly, who would go on to interview dozens of Union Civil War generals after the war to understand their war and depict it in art. The ...

The American Civil War Museum actually comprises three sites: The American Civil War Museum at Historic Tredegar and the White House of the Confederacy can both be found in Richmond, while the ...

Their history spans the property ... had been the home place of African-American communities connected through marriage, labor and worship since before the Civil War,” Lindstrom wrote.