During the Civil War, Confederates targeted free Black people in the North, kidnapping them to sell into slavery. After the ...

The Battle of Cold Harbor was the Confederacy’s last major Civil War victory. Does it offer any insight into the mysterious ...

One year after the first shots of the Civil War were fired at nearby Fort Sumter, the Planter’s three white officers went ...

The Soldier's Body Recovered in Yard is believed to be the last confederate lost in battle. This is about the recovery of Lt. Andrew Jackson Buttram, CSA, from the American Civil War. The ...

In the American Civil war there were units on both sides which had uniforms heavily influenced by their individual heritage, fashion crazes or special requirements.

Women presenting as men — whether to escape the stifling construct of feminine life or to stay close to husbands or brothers ...

Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in ...

Fifty-five years of living in the Southeast during which we enjoyed lots of travel resulted in visiting most of the National ...

Although the Battle of Antietam is a much-studied encounter, Budiansky’s consideration of nine people caught up in the battle and its aftermath is thoughtful and insightful.

Crew on site in January collecting images for National Endowment for the Humanities project creating historic graffiti ...