Ever since its inception, the United States has been involved in wars. Conflicts often see an inordinate amount of death and destruction, some much more than others. But for those wars fought on ...

The deadliest and bloodiest battle in American history was the Civil War, a long and hard-fought battle that began on April 12, 1861, and ended almost exactly four years later on April 9, 1865.

The Battle of Gettysburg, too, was explicitly a family affair. Many families sent soldiers who fought on opposite sides, ...

Although the Battle of Antietam is a much-studied encounter, Budiansky’s consideration of nine people caught up in the battle and its aftermath is thoughtful and insightful.

The Williamsburg Battlefield Association wants to unify efforts to save and preserve core elements of Williamsburg’s ...

They made a good first impression, but I have no faith in the inherent fighting ability of the race. This was what General ...

A retired GP has developed a theory as to where a mass grave containing the bodies of hundreds killed in a 1643 Civil War ...

Hear about the Union and Confederate forces' race to Washington DC in April 1861. In April 1861, as Union forces retreated north, having lost the first battle of the Civil War, attention turned to the ...

At the year's first meeting of the Bella Vista Civil War Round Table on Jan. 2, Dale Phillips, vice president of the ...