The Battle of Pleasant Hill on April 9, 1864 was a significant event in Louisiana history, being the largest and one of the ...

Bob Whisonant is a Civil War buff with a peculiar way of looking at the Civil War. If you ask him to talk about, say, the Battle of Antietam, he might begin, “Well, it all started 500 million years ...

The American Civil War was the first major conflict that was photographed extensively, bringing shocking and often horrific images to the front pages and into people's living rooms. Photography was ...

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

The city of Hampton commemorates the 164th anniversary of the pivotal Battle of Hampton Roads with a new historical marker, highlighting a naval warfare revolution.

Join us on an immersive journey as we visit iconic sites of the American Civil War, each providing an opportunity to remember and reflect upon our nation's history. Learn how Harper's Ferry inflamed ...

Civil War historians Caroline E. Janney and Peter S. Carmichael invite you to join them on the battlefield for an on-the-ground examination of how the Civil War was fought. In 15 lectures, you'll ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army of ...

From the Wilderness to Brandy Station and Cedar Mountain, Civil War battlefields in and around Culpeper County received loads of tender loving care Saturday as part of the ongoing commemoration of the ...