Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

Almost exactly 160 years ago, the American Civil War wound down to a messy and anticlimactic end. By December 1864, it was ...

With Decade of Disunion: How Massachusetts and South Carolina Led the Way to Civil War, 1849-1861, author and former editor of The American Conservative Robert W. Merry picks up where he left off ...

Reel dancing was a fine way to spend time in 1800s America. It was popular again Monday during an American Civil War ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Last month, Associate Professor of History Michael Vorenberg published his new book, “Lincoln’s Peace: The Struggle to End the American Civil War.” The book challenges the traditional narrative that ...

After the Civil War, 18 veterans of the United States Colored ... The passionate man labeled as the “most influential African American of the nineteenth century.” This is his voice.

The filmmaker talks to editorial page editor James Dao about how his newest project is the most important one he’ll ever make ...

EXCLUSIVE: Magenta Light Studios has acquired North American rights to Salvadoran Civil War drama Fireflies At El Mozote ...