Author Darin Wipperman provides a tantalizing glimpse into the world of Berdan’s sharpshooters during the American Civil War.

It started as a mundane environmental cleanup along the Congaree River in Columbia, South Carolina, and ended as a trip back in time to the last days of the Civil War. Archaeologists uncovered a ...

Forgotten Civil War Memorial found in Alton apartment building ...

In 1853, Lt. Montgomery C. Meigs, future Quartermaster General for the Union Army during the Civil War, received the mission of constructing a permanent water supply for the city.

Throughout 2025, the Herald-Leader will showcase Lexington’s 250-year history, such as the Lexington Rifles, a Civil War militia that was formed in 1857.