The American Civil War (1861–1865) remains one of the most defining chapters in the nation’s past, forging our modern ...

Most folks will tell you the Civil War began April 12, 1861, with the first shots fired on Fort Sumter in Charleston Harbor. Many historians, however, say the war actually began 164 years ago this ...

The Civil War had begun. Immediately following the attack ... Finally, on August 6, 1861, fugitive slaves were declared to be "contraband of war" if their labor had been used to aid the ...

Military Road in Worcester, off Salisbury Street, not far from Park Avenue, takes its name from the school created by ...

The American Civil War, which began in 1861, was a four-year struggle between the Union (North) and the Confederacy (South). Initially driven by the Union's intention to restore national unity and ...

A Civil War map in the National Archives in College Park, Maryland reads, “S. E. Missouri, Country Around Ironton” on its ...

War broke out in April 1861 with the attempt by the Federal government to resupply ... Finally, constitutionally and politically, Lincoln had to grapple with the evolving meaning of the Civil War.

Despite nearly 150 years separating the start of the Civil War and this young history buff’s birth, the fascination and passion runs deep.

As you march today as an expression of freedom, think back to the American Civil War 1861-1865. Conventional wisdom would ...