Between 1861 and 1865, both the Confederate South and Southern Italy underwent dramatic processes of nation-building, with the creation of the Confederate States of America ... for the Confederacy in ...

On May 12, 1862, Robert Smalls escaped enslavement with an ingenious plan. As a ship’s pilot who helped vessels navigate in ...

A state park in North Dakota containing the name of a Civil War-era general who led attacks against Native Americans has been ...

The most famous battle of the Civil War took place just outside of Gettysburg. Morning Edition stopped by the historic site ...

This painting was used on the Fleetwood Civil War Collectors Panel.; Collection of James A. Helzer (1946-2008), Founder of Unicover Corporation The American Civil War lasted ... industrial power the ...

The last of several events marking the 160th anniversary of a Civil War raid into Missouri is planned for Newtonia this ...

Virginia is granting more than $3.9 million to protect 621 acres of lands where Civil War battles raged, including two sites ...

South Carolina plans to erect its first-ever statue dedicated to an African American Civil War hero after years of debate.

This section displays objects that were used as flags during the Civil War. National Museum of American History Old Glory flag National Museum of American History United States National ... of ...

The Civil War battle of Spotsylvania Court House saw the most sustained hand-to-hand combat of the war and ranks as its third-bloodiest battle, with more than ...

South Carolina will soon erect its first individual statute of a Black person, Robert Smalls, on its Statehouse lawn in its ...

A special committee has until January 15 to finalize the design, location and funding for a monument that will be erected on ...