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

Approximately 2.4 million soldiers were engaged in the Civil War, with around 1.56 million fighting for the North and an estimated 800,000 for the ... > Union wage: $7 a month > Confederate wage: $0 .

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

The cavalry officer dressed in Union blue certainly looked out of place as he laid a wreath before the Confederate Veterans Statue in Frederick's Mount Olivet Cemetery. The occasion was ...

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

Queer Civil War buffs have been arguing for some time that the deafening silence around LGBTQ Confederate and Union soldiers indicates proof of their very presence. During the commemoration of the ...

Tributes to Confederate and Union troops in the same Florida park reflect an ongoing war over the monuments In St. Cloud Florida, the modern battle over the legacy of the Civil War is waged in one ...

Author and military history professor Louis DiMarco talked about the evolution and role of the Union and Confederate cavalries over the course of the Civil War. He compared the capabilities of the ...

The posthumous recognition comes as the legacy of the Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 Union and Confederate service members between 1861 and 1865, continues to shape U.S. politics in a ...

The Civil War, fought between the Union and Confederate armies, was the bloodiest period in American history, one where brother fought against brother and a nation was brought to the breaking point.

The occasion was Confederate Memorial Day, observed April 28, and James R. Fisher's wreath was made of red, white and blue flowers, woven through with a ribbon resembling the American flag.