The American Civil War was by far the deadliest conflict in U.S. history. From the start of the war in April 1861, with the Confederate attack on Fort Sumter, until General Robert E. Lee’s ...

A short History Clip of how the Ironclad ships were used during the Civil War. And the battle between the Css Virginia and the USS Monitor. The Civil War history runs deep in Virginia!

The American Civil War wasn't just a battle between states—it was a showcase of incredible military talent. From 1861 to 1865, certain soldiers earned reputations that struck fear into enemy hearts.

This color, which we now find in printers, textiles, modern art, and graphic design, was born at the crossroads of laboratory chemistry and the roar of battle. In the mid-19th century, during the ...

May 1864 was one of the bloodiest months in U.S. military history, with three major Civil War battles – each involving more than 100,000 engaged forces ...

The bloodiest battle of the Civil War happened in Pennsylvania. During the Battle of Gettysburg, July 1-3, 1863, Gen. Robert E. Lee’s Confederate Army fought Gen. George G. Meade’s Army of the ...

Teen angst during Civil War battles. By Curt Brown. The Minnesota Star Tribune. June 11, 2024 at 9:48PM. ... Writing in 1888 in South St. Paul, 27 years after the Civil War started, ...

Tom Wing, a University of Arkansas - Fort Smith historian and Civil War reenactor, has portrayed both the Confederate and Union sides in blue and in gray at past Cabin Creek battle reenactments. There ...

Several hundred people are expected to participate in a Civil War re-enactment of The Battle of Middle Creek. The event is both a tourist draw and a learning experience.

Civil War reenactors squared off again in Funkstown Saturday morning to remember a battle that happened more than 150 years ago. The street scene was part of the community's annual Day in the Park ...

According to Timothy B. Smith, a history lecturer at the University of Tennessee at Martin, the Battle of Shiloh was the first big battle in the American Civil War. “20,000 dead in two days of ...