Most of the well known Civil War battles are documented thoroughly. However, there are a handful of lesser known, unusual ...

This weekend, dozens gathered in Santa Fe Plaza to honor the anniversary of an iconic Civil War battle. The Battle of ...

In the spring of 1864, northwest Louisiana became the center of one of the Civil War’s most ambitious and consequential Union ...

On July 5, 1861, the quiet prairie and farmland around Carthage was rocked by the sounds of cannon, muskets, soldiers yelling and horses galloping. On the weekend of June 6-7, 2026, ...

A lesser-known battle early in the American Civil War may have played a key role in the formation of West Virginia.In the ...

April 6 witnessed pivotal US moments. The Civil War's Battle of Shiloh began in 1862. The Grand Army of the Republic formed ...

The United States has seen its share of wars, but the bloodiest battles fought on American soil occurred largely during the Civil War, the Revolutionary War, and conflicts with Indigenous peoples.

In Checotah, new light is being shed on Oklahoma’s largest Civil War battle. Author William B. Lees recently visited the Honey Springs Battlefield to present findings from decades of archaeological ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas (AP) — It’s common knowledge that the four bloody, thunderous years of the American Civil War came to a solemn end when Southern Gen. Robert E. Lee surrendered to Union Gen. Ulysses ...

On Dec. 15, 1864 — 160 years ago today — the Battle of Nashville began. Just weeks after his defeats at Spring Hill and Franklin, Confederate Gen. John Bell Hood again tried to take his Army of ...

CARTHAGE, Mo. — A reenactment of the Civil War battle that was called “the first serious conflict between United States troops and the rebels” will be staged Sunday. Several hundred reenactors are ...

The echoes of history will once again resonate through the fields of Richmond as the annual Battle of Richmond Civil War Reenactment takes place this weekend. The event, held at the Richmond ...