Even though he was under age, he enlisted in the 19th Massachusetts Volunteer Infantry, and his responsibilities steadily ...

Confederate forces burned Pinhook Bridge twice in 1863 during two separate Civil War battles in Lafayette. Today, most ...

April 12 marks the 150th year since the start of the war that pitted brother against brother, and though no battles were fought on Gotham’s soil, reminders of the Civil War can be found throughout the ...

Relaxation, learning about history, and deep sea exploration don't normally mix, but this livestream of a drone exploring shipwrecked vessels somehow manages the feat. There's just something so ...

Introduction / J. Matthew Gallman and Gary W. Gallagher -- Part I.Leaders -- The "Gettysburg" Lincoln: the back story of a full-frontal photograph / Harold Holzer -- Robert E. Lee and Traveller in ...

This content is provided by the Civil War Heritage Area. Spanning three counties in Maryland, the Heart of the Civil War Heritage Area offers exciting opportunities for history lovers and garden ...

History is not static. Our understanding of it grows and the picture of the past can shift as we do more research and dig deeper. “It’s like peeling back the layers of an onion, one thin strip of ...

HUNTINGTON -- Teachers from the five counties served by the Regional Education Service Agency 2 recently took part in a field trip on the Civil War trail that leads to Gettysburg, the site of the most ...

This is a debate “Civil War” director Alex Garland seems entirely uninterested in contributing to. Despite the blunt title and dystopian, near-future setting, Garland’s vision of a divided America ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the "Mercy Street Revealed" blog. In this guest blog post, Co-Creator and Executive Producer Lisa Q. Wolfinger ...

CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCIV) — The Charleston Museum is opening a new permanent exhibit titled,“Beyond the Ashes: The Lowcountry's New Beginnings." According to the museum, this new addition to the ...