Civil War

Cotton, slaves and arrogance just weren't going to be enough to overcome everything else the Confederates lacked during the...

Darren Sands was researching his family history when he found a riveting missing piece.

On June 19, 1865, slaves in Texas -- the last rebel state to be occupied by the Union Army -- finally heard the words of the...

Shenandoah County's school board voted 5-1 to rename Mountain View High School as Stonewall Jackson High School and Honey Run...

The document in which Abraham Lincoln set in motion the Union's military response to the launch of the U.S. Civil War is now...

The central role that Daniel Butterfield played in taps was largely unknown until the late 19th century, only coming to light...

The stench of decomposing bodies was overpowering, the terrible smell made all the more repugnant by the stifling July heat...

The American Battlefield Trust Book Prize for History is like March Madness for the best books on military history.

Actor Kevin Costner left the hit show "Yellowstone" last year amid speculation as to why he would end his role in what was...

John Wilkes Booth wasn't originally planning to assassinate Abraham Lincoln.