Explore the Civil War era, from slavery and secession to major battles, emancipation, and the conflict’s lasting impact on the United States.

For four straight years, Union and Confederate soldiers battled during the bloodiest war in American history. Both sides ...

The American Civil War was defined not only by its political and moral issues, but by a series of brutal, high-casualty battles. These conflicts altered the nation’s history and landscape. Fought on ...

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The 1864 Battle of Olustee was the second deadliest battle for the Union Army and both sides called it the worst fighting of the Civil War. The 1989 film "Glory" was both an awesome movie and a ...

In the annals of American history, there are battles that have etched themselves into the collective memory, forever shaping the course of the nation. These monumental clashes, waged on fields both ...

The Civil War was one of the deadliest conflicts in United States history, with over 10,000 battles between 1861 and 1865. From Vermont to as far away as Arizona, Union and Confederate soldiers would ...

An curved arrow pointing right. Garry Adelman, a historian, rates nine American Civil War battles in movies. He comments on the Civil War-era artillery and rifles on display in "Free State of Jones" ...

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The first shot of the bloodiest battle of the Civil War was fired by a man from DuPage County. Lt. Marcellus E. Jones of the 8th Illinois Calvary was on patrol outside Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, ...