Some great TV shows use the American Civil War as a backdrop or as a major narrative pillar. Here are the best ones.

What did the Civil War do to railroading? The changes were rapid, profound, lasting, and formed the real basis of truly ...

South Carolina is one of only four states to observe the day as a state holiday, celebrating the lives of soldiers who fought to preserve slavery.

Richard Kreitner’s deeply researched book about the Civil War era illuminates the lives of six Jewish Americans and their ...

We are starting a new Kings and Generals animated historical documentary series on the history of the American Civil War. In ...

Pittsburgh author Edda Fields-Black won the Pulitzer Prize this week for “Combee: Harriet Tubman, the Combahee River Raid, ...

Historians, veterans, and Rockford residents gathered at Veterans Memorial Hall to learn about the history of local abolitionists and the challenges faced by abolitionists during the Civil War.

William Sherman at Bennett Place, N.C. Yes, the 11 Southern states that made up the Confederacy during the Civil War seceded ...

Sgt. William Carney, whose Civil War heroism was portrayed by Denzel Washington in the movie "Glory," will get his own comic ...

Efforts to take the focus off the nation’s racial past in compliance with President Trump’s wishes face resistance from those ...

RHS teacher Donna Avino and local historian and artist Bill Batson teamed up to create the Rockland County Civic Survey Project.

Donald Trump’s conflicts of interest are the worst since there were slave owners in the White House, a former presidential ...