The featured lecturer is Lesley J. Gordon, Charles G. Summersell Chair of Southern History at the University of Alabama and an award-winning Civil War historian. Her talk, “Remember the Hero: Writing ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — Historians, veterans, and Rockford residents gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall to learn more about the history of local abolitionists at a “Civil War Roundtable.” The event ...

A new visitor center for the Elmira Civil War Prison Camp will preserve history and expand education on the site known as ...

Images of some of the 19th Century flags in the Kansas Historical Society's collection that have degraded over time. Tom Schmidt is one of the people spearheading a program that would help raise funds ...

ALBION, N.Y. – A Civil War veteran’s unmarked grave has finally received a headstone, thanks to the efforts of two young historians. Daniel Walterhouse, who served in the 4th Michigan Volunteer ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The Audie Murphy/American Cotton Museum will host longtime Civil War historian Ron Robinson at noon next Tuesday as part of its ...

By Erin Flynn Jay for Spotlight PA This story first appeared in PA Local, a weekly newsletter by Spotlight PA taking a fresh, ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) — The city of Troy unveiled a new Ohio History Connection marker to honor some of Ohio’s Black Civil War soldiers. The ceremony was held on Saturday, Aug. 16, at 11 a.m. at Soldier ...

Explore the rich history of Florida's Civil War forts, from the first shots fired at Fort Pickens to the prison where Dr. Samuel Mudd was held.

Discover a Pennsylvania museum where Civil War history is recreated through imaginative scenes with tiny cat soldiers.