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Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.
This year marks the 160th anniversary of the end of fighting between the Union and Confederate military. A display of the ...
Even as the Civil War raged on, Union soldiers erected monuments to mark where they fought and where the fallen were buried.
Archaeologists have identified two potential mass graves of Black Union soldiers who were targeted by Confederate guerrillas ...
Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed HB165 into law, declaring Juneteenth a state holiday. “Since President Trump observed ...
Poll finds when was the greatest time to be American - Gen X and Elder Millennials rejoice! - The worst time to be alive was ...
The U.S. Naval Academy was established in Annapolis, Maryland on October 10, 1845 with Commander Franklin Buchanan its first ...
South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought ...
Live Science reports that archaeologists believe they have found evidence of a forgotten and grim event of the Civil War. On ...
Shelby Deputy Marshal John Sellers, who died in the line of duty in 1897, was among law enforcement officers honored ...
After four years of death and disruption in the Civil War, one might think that everyone would seek peace at all costs at its end in the spring of 1865. But those days coinciding with Easter in ...
Stereoscopes, View-Masters and viewers for the books allow visitors to experience 3D Civil War images. There is also a reproduction of the front page of the April 15, 1865, issue of The New York ...