Explore the American Civil War's history, causes like slavery and states' rights, key events including Gettysburg and Antietam, and the war's lasting impact on the United States ...

In Chesapeake, the lives and legacies of Afro Union Civil War soldiers were honored Thursday, making sure that those who ...

When it comes to the American Civil War, we think we know what happened and why... but do we? Even 160 years later, there are things about the conflict that make no sense, at least in retrospect.

From the American Revolution to modern battles, take a look back at the full toll of U.S. deaths in war this Memorial Day.

This story was originally published in May 2021. There are nearly 150 Civil War memorials in more than 130 cities and towns ...

The holiday's origins can be traced to the American Civil War, which killed more than 600,000 service members — both Union ...

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 story behind Thomas O’Dea's harrowing drawing of the Confederates' Andersonville Prison in Georgia. Memorial Day events will be held at the site this weekend.