The Civil War is well known for great battles, famous generals and large casualties. But there was a lesser known side of the ...

Francis Ernest Dumas was a wealthy soldier who became the highest ranking Black combat officer during the Civil War.

Contemporary health providers stand-in as Civil War surgeons during a re-enactment at the Spangler Barn in Gettysburg, Pa., ...

Harrison resident Eric Schmitt was well aware of his family’s unique lineage growing up. The 55-year-old is a descendent of ...

The CSS "Shenandoah" only learned of the Confederacy's defeat in the summer of 1865. That June, the cruiser's crew sank 24 ...

For Confederate Army scout with Powhatan ties, life after the Civil War was devoted to spreading the word of God—and to ...

On Saturday, at 1 p.m., Aug. 16 the Honey Springs Battlefield will host a program on “The Cherokee Nation and the Civil War.” ...

The Civil War ended in 1865, but for Minnesota and the one-time rebel state of Virginia, the battle continues over a prized ...

The descendants of one Civil War soldier attended the service at Saint Francis Catholic and Pine Grove cemeteries in ...

War artifacts are typically weapons and uniforms, but occasionally something so strange shows up, that even historians are at ...