The Civil War began when the Confederates bombarded Union soldiers at Fort Sumter, South Carolina on April 12, 1861.

Charles H. Walker's family is committed to preserving and sharing his diary, which has entries from September 1861 through ...

Vermont Business Magazine Champlain Housing Trust and Evernorth celebrated with community members, state officials, and ...

The 1980 execution of four American churchwomen was one of the most shocking human rights crimes of the twentieth century. No ...

three cavalry regiments and 14 artillery elements. Attendees enjoyed tours of the museum’s Civil War artifacts belonging to or used by these men, including Gettysburg and Bull Run cannons.

Gary Cooper is a legend of Hollywood and among his many incredible films, his Westerns stand out above all the rest.

a USPS research analyst with a personal stake in the Civil War. An ancestor, Lt. Col. Charles Kochersperger, was second-in-command of a Union regiment at the Battle of Gettysburg in 1863.

ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10) — Another local member of the Greatest Generation has died. Cpl. Rev. Robert Dixon, of Albany, passed away this week at the age of 103. He was the last living Buffalo ...

Scores of high-spirited civilians carried picnic baskets and champagne to the battlefield to watch what would turn out to be the first major land engagement of the Civil War. Shown here is the ...

That is not to mention the 500 civil cases ongoing all against the state.” Mr Johnstone said that nobody is asking for soldiers to be allowed to act outside of the law but added: “This is immoral to ...

He served as a cavalry captain and later a surgeon in ... the Illinois State Militia and fought for the Union during the Civil War. Credit: Ron Cogswell / Flickr The Tribune’s 1872 account ...