To compile a list of 22 guns used in the Civil War, 24/7 Tempo reviewed several sites about the history of the war and the small sidearms used by both sides to fight, including Military Factory ...

The 15-inch Brooke rifle was one of the most powerful artillery pieces of the Civil War. Designed for coastal defense, it could fire massive projectiles with devastating impact. Watch as this ...

Civil War sailors were some of the saltiest. (Public Domain) Although the Confederacy saw some success at sea, the Confederate Navy was largely outgunned by the Union Navy.

The Civil War, Rewritten: What If the Battle of Gettysburg Had Machine Guns? Here’s how the U.S. Army is wargaming alternative history to enhance its weapons strategies. By Michael Peck ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Washington native James Smallwood had had the old musket of another era for several years, as it had been passed down through his family. He knew that it had ...

But 750,000 Americans would be killed before the Civil War ended in 1865. Four years to the day after Sumter fell, Anderson – by then a retired general – returned to raise the American flag ...