Confederate Lieutenant Henry S. Farley pulled the trigger of a large cannon at Fort Sumter at 4:30 a.m. on April 12, 1861. The shell flew upward through the dark sky over Charleston Harbor and burst ...

Explore Civil War history at Castlerock Museum on July 12, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Enjoy reenactors, artillery replicas, and period ...

On Saturday, July 12, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Castlerock Museum in Alma will host a special program with reenactors from the ...

Historian Jay Winik writes about the leadup to the outbreak of the Civil War in “1861: The Lost Peace.” The Associated Press' Andrew DeMillo writes that the political intrigue in Winik's book ...

The “Races at Philippi” and Virginia is split in two and more from what happened in the Civil War in June 1861. David Zax. June 2011. Get our newsletter! Get our newsletter!

But “1861” is one of the few Civil War histories where Lincoln isn’t the most compelling figure. That title goes to a cast of characters, ...

But “1861” is one of the few Civil War histories where Lincoln isn't the most compelling figure. That title goes to a cast of characters, ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His 'April 1861' captures drama that ...

More than two decades have passed since historian Jay Winik wrote about the end of the Civil War with a book with “April 1865: The Month That Saved America." His latest book covers the period of ...